Police in Bath say a 23-year-old man was arrested three separate times in less than 24 hours this week, each time tied back to the same house on West Washington Street, after a night that began with a tenant's complaint about an unwanted guest and escalated into alleged threats, a door-kicking standoff, and a violent struggle involving officers and an EMT.
According to syracuse.com, Bath police first responded to the home around 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday after a tenant reported an unwanted guest. Police identified the man as 23-year-old Landon Monroe of Rochester, though rochesterfirst.com identified him instead as Kaylon Monroe, 23 — a discrepancy that remains unresolved between the two reports.
A Night That Started With a Trespass Call
Police said the man was arrested after refusing to leave the home and resisting officers during that initial call. He was charged with trespass, obstructing governmental administration and resisting arrest, then released with an appearance ticket, per the same account.
The calm didn't last. About two hours later, police said, officers were called back to the same address after the man allegedly tried to kick in a door and threatened to kill the tenant inside. Officers arrested him a second time after he allegedly kicked the patrol-car door multiple times, causing significant damage, according to the report.
Struggle Escalated at the Police Department
The confrontation didn't end with the second arrest. Police said the struggle continued at the police department itself, where the man allegedly spit on emergency medical personnel several times, headbutted an officer, and bit an EMT who was evaluating him. Following that incident, he was charged with criminal mischief, harassment and three counts of felony second-degree assault, the report notes, and was arraigned and released without bail.
Less than an hour after his release, police said, he violated an order of protection twice. Officers located him at the protected person's home and arrested him for a third time within the 24-hour span. He was charged with two counts of second-degree criminal contempt — a charge defined under New York Penal Law Section 215.50 — and was arraigned again, this time with bail set at $10,000, according to the report. He was then sent to the Steuben County Jail.
Not an Isolated Pattern in the Area
Protective-order violations have surfaced in other recent Bath-area cases. In a separate incident last month, police said 38-year-old Chancy Seager was taken into custody after officers confirmed an active full stay-away order barred him from a residence where he was found during a welfare check, according to fingerlakes1.com. Police said Seager had three prior felony convictions, most recently for first-degree criminal contempt in July.
The final disposition of the charges against the man arrested this week has not been established, and it remains unclear whether he has entered a plea. The discrepancy over his first name — Landon versus Kaylon — also has not been resolved between the available reports.
