Westchester Man Charged With Felony DWI

Putnam County Sheriff Donald B. Smith reports the arrest of a Westchester County man on a felony DWI charge.

On November 11, 2015 at 1:05 p.m., Deputy Sheriff Andrew Kristan responded to a report of a property damage automobile accident on Route 6 in the Town of Southeast. The deputy determined that one of the involved drivers, identified as Robert T. Schumann, 57, of 12 Locust Drive, Chappaqua, New York was intoxicated. The deputy arrested Mr. Schumann and charged him with Driving While Intoxicated, a misdemeanor, after the man failed a series of standardized field sobriety tests. The man’s charge was upgraded to a felony after it was determined that he had been previously convicted of DWI within a 10 year period. The defendant was arraigned before Town of Southeast Justice Richard Vercollone and committed to the Putnam County Correctional Facility in lieu of $750.00 cash bail pending a future court appearance to answer the charge.

If found guilty of the felony charge, the defendant could face up to four years in a New York State Correctional Facility and a fine of up to $5,000.00.