Jefferson Woman Arrested for Allegedly Skipping Court

DELHI — Sheriff Craig S. DuMond announced the arrest of a Jefferson Women on an Arrest Warrant.

On Friday, October 25th, 2024, members of the Delaware County Sheriffs Office Criminal Investigation Division arrested 35-year-old Renee L. Cortese on an Arrest Warrant issued by the Town of Davenport Court. It is alleged that Cortese failed to appear for a court date out of the Town of Davenport Court in connection with charges of Petit Larceny and Possession of a Forged Instrument in the Third degree, both Class A Misdemeanors in NYS Penal Law. 

Cortese was later arraigned at the Delaware County Centralized Arraignment on the Warrant and was later released on her own recognizance. Cortese is scheduled to appear at the Town of Davenport Court at a later date to answer the charge.

Speaking on the arrest, Sheriff Craig DuMond commented “Only in New York State, where we have these ridiculous bail reform laws, does a defendant who is arrested for failing to appear in court, be released again with the expectation that he/she will appear in court the second time around.”