Williams: Official misconduct

BREWSTER – Patterson Town Highway Superintendent Charles Williams, Jr. has been arrested by State Police and charged with a number of crimes alleging that he stole gas for personal vehicles and tools, used town accounts to purchase items for personal use, and stolen equipment and fill material owned by the town for personal use.

Williams, 46, was also charged with selling scrap metal owned by the town for personal use; and using town trucks, trailers, and heavy equipment to improve his residence and to transport property to his cabin in Salisbury, NY.

Police allege Williams used town employees, during work hours, to complete demolition and major renovations at his home; assist in the construction of a patio, walkway and landscaping around a pool at his home; repair, service and modify his personal vehicles, several ATVs and a classic car he had purchased; deliver town fill to his home for a future pool; and modify a storage container and transport it with a town truck and trailer to his cabin in Salisbury.

Williams was charged with three counts of third-degree grand larceny, four counts of fourth-degree grand larceny; two counts of petit larceny; six counts of official misconduct and one count of public lewdness.

He was arraigned and remanded to the Putnam County Jail in lieu of $50,000 bail.