Protection Order Violation

Thu, 05/23/2019 - 06:33

By Taylor K. Vecsey

November 21, 2018

A 25-year-old man was arrested after police saw him in a car with a woman who had an order of protection against him.

East Hampton Town police said Cristian A. Vasquez Rios of Springs was in the passenger seat of a 2013 Nissan in Maidstone Park around 11:15 p.m. on Nov. 11. Leydy Parrado was behind the wheel, police said.

Mr. Rios was charged with misdemeanor criminal contempt and held for arraignment in the morning. Town Justice Steven Tekulsky released him on his own recognizance.

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