Harpersfield Man Arrested on Criminal Contempt Charge

HARPERSFIELD — Sheriff Craig S. DuMond announced that a Town of Harpersfield resident has been arrested on a Criminal Contempt charge following an investigation of a violation of an Order of Protection that occurred in the Town of Harpersfield.

On Tuesday June 16th, 2025, Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched by Delaware County 911 to a report of a violation of an Order of Protection that occurred in the Town of Harpersfield.  During the course of the investigation, it was found that Joshua M. Meyers, age 34, of the Town of Harpersfield, violated an active Order of Protection by having contact with the protected party while an active order was in place. Meyers was arrested and charged with one count of Criminal Contempt in the Second Degree, a Class A Misdemeanor of the NYS Penal Law.  

Meyers was transported to the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office for processing and the seen by the Delaware County Centralized Arraignment Part. Following the arraignment, Meyers was remanded to the Delaware County Jai in lieu of $5.000.00 cash bail or $10,000.00 secured bond.