Felony Criminal Contempt Arrest

 

 Sheriff Thomas J. Dougherty reports the arrest of a Monroe County resident on a felony charge  following an investigation by the Sheriff’s Office.  

On May 31th, 2022, at approximately 6:00 pm, Sheriff’s Deputies responded to an address on Woodruff  Road, in the Town of Livonia, for the reported violation of an order of protection.  

The investigation revealed that 50-year old, John Rosario, of Henrietta, had been contacting a female  individual who was a protected party in an active refrain from order of protection placed against  Rosario. During that contact, Rosario allegedly made threats of harm, making this court order  violation a Felony. 

Rosario was arrested and charged with Felony Criminal Contempt in the First Degree, as well as  Aggravated Harassment in the Second Degree.  

Rosario was transported and turned over to Central Booking Deputies at the Livingston County Jail for  processing and pre-arraignment detention. The District Attorney’s Office was contacted in regards to bail  due to the felony level charges. It was recommended that Rosario be held on $10,000 cash/credit or  $20,000 secured bond.  

Rosario was later arraigned at the Livingston County Centralized Arraignment Part (LC-CAP) at the  Livingston County Jail before Justice Houston. The Judge did remand Rosario to the custody of the  Sheriff, setting bail at $2,500 cash or $4,000 secured bond.  

The Livingston County Public Defender’s Office was present and represented Rosario at the court  arraignment for his defense. The Livingston County District Attorney’s Office was notified but did not  appear to represent the people.