'Bail Reform Nightmare'

Requires Delaware Sheriff

To Ignore Better Instincts

Suspect In Forcible Home Entry Released

By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com

DELHI – It's another example of "the bail reform nightmare," said Delaware County Sheriff Craig DuMond after he was required this week to release a suspect who allegedly forced his way into a Walton home, stole prescription drugs and choked a female occupant.

"It is still very difficult for me to fathom a world where a criminal can physically break into an innocent victim’s home, violently attack the victim by means of strangulation, and be released back into the community," the sheriff said.  "Who really believes this is in the best interests of criminal justice?

"The victims of crimes are real and being ignored as a result of the miscarriage of justice caused by the governor and state Legislature," he said.