Two Officers Under Attack

Two young people were arraigned Saturday morning in East Hampton Town Justice Court, each accused of battling police.

Victoria Marie Brown, 21, of Port Washington, whose family has a house in Montauk, was arrested in Montauk outside the 7-Eleven at about 4 a.m. She was intoxicated, police said, and was “banging on the hood of a cab and screaming at the driver.” Asked to produce her identification, she allegedly swung her fist and cellphone at the officer’s face, and refused to be handcuffed after being told she was under arrest.

Two officers subdued and handcuffed her and placed her in the back of a patrol car. However, Ms. Brown, slight of build, managed to slip the handcuffs off her wrists and jumped out of the car, again swinging at the officers, who restrained her for the second time and got her back into the squad car, though not before she kicked one of them repeatedly.

Charged with resisting arrest, a misdemeanor, and two counts of harassment and disorderly conduct, she was taken into court barefoot later that morning and arraigned before East Hampton Town Justice Lisa R. Rana. Noting her family’s ties to the community, Justice Rana released Ms. Brown without bail, warning her to stay out of trouble — “Not even a parking ticket” — while her case was being adjudicated.

Also arraigned Saturday morning was a Riverhead 19-year-old who reportedly fought with East Hampton Village police on Friday afternoon. Gregory Maurice Trent was pulled over after the Dodge van he was driving made an illegal U-turn on Main Street, police said, and a computer check revealed that his license had been suspended following a drug-related charge. Mr. Trent refused to cooperate after being told he was under arrest, cursing at officers: “You’re not putting . . . cuffs on me, bro.”

An officer was able to get a cuff on his left wrist, but Mr. Trent began flailing his arms, making it impossible to cuff his right wrist. One of the three officers now involved in the scrimmage warned him that if he did not cooperate, he would be Tased, but when he continued to resist the officer deployed his Taser.

Mr. Trent fell to the ground, but even then continued to resist, according to the report. The three officers finally brought him under control, got him into a patrol car, and radioed for an ambulance, which took him to Southampton Hospital for medical evaluation. Cleared by doctors, he was taken to village police headquarters and held for a morning arraignment.

In court facing Justice Rana, he alternately smiled, then looked down, shaking his head from side to side. “Is there something funny going on here?” she asked. Mr. Trent gave no reply. Bail was set at $500, which was posted.

A divorced couple’s longstanding dispute flared up on the morning of June 18, leading to the arrest of Juliana Ella Nash on misdemeanor charges of criminal mischief and menacing. Ms. Nash became enraged at Andrew Stenerson in a dispute involving their child, according to East Hampton Town police.

According to police, Ms. Nash threatened Mr. Stenerson and struck the door repeatedly with a shovel, damaging it. Police contacted her and told her she had to turn herself in.

She was arraigned three days later and freed without bail, with an order from Justice Steven Tekulsky to say away from Mr. Stenerson.