Patterson, New York – On September 10, 2023, the New York State Police responded to a fatal domestic incident on River Road in the town of Patterson.

James C. Cherry III, age 33, was arrested for Murder in the 2^nd degree, a class A-I felony, for the bludgeoning of his father, James C. Cherry Jr., age 56, to death.

James C. Cherry III was arraigned before the town of Patterson Court and remanded without bail to the Putnam County Jail.

This investigation remains ongoing.