INDICTMENT IN DOMESTIC ASSAULT CASE

DELHI - Delaware County District Attorney Shawn J. Smith announced that Cruz Garcia, 44, was indicted by the Delaware County Grand Jury for Unlawful Imprisonment in the First Degree, a Class E Felony and Attempted Assault in the Second Degree, a Class E Felony, and Criminal Obstruction of Breathing, a Class A Misdemeanor on May 16, 2024. 

The indictment alleges that the defendant attempted to cause serious physical injury to a female victim when he strangled her.  The indictment further alleges that the defendant held the victim against her will. This all occurred on or about June 25, 2023, in the Town of Middletown.    

The defendant was arraigned on the Indictment in Delaware County Court on May 21, 2024, and pleaded not guilty.  The Honorable John L. Hubbard, Delaware County Court Judge, remanded the defendant to the Delaware County Correctional Facility as he was already being held on unrelated charges. 

District Attorney Smith stated, “I commend New York State Police Investigator Adam Cernauskas and Trooper Siobhan Carey for their thorough investigation into this case, and I am grateful to the staff at Safe Against Violence for their strong support for the victim.”  

As are all persons accused of a crime, the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.