Sullivan County Man Accused of Robbing Local Stewarts
A Sullivan County man is behind bars, without bail, for allegedly robbing a local Stewart's.
On Monday, State Police from Livingston went to investigate an armed robbery that occurred at Stewart's, located on State Route 9 in Kinderhook.
An investigation revealed that around 11:15 p.m. 23-year-old Phillip R. Schmidt of Stockport entered Stewart's through the rear door, showed a knife and demanded money, police say.
Schmidt is accused of receiving an undetermined amount of cash and fleeing the scene.
Schmidt was found a short time later and charged with robbery and criminal possession of a weapon, felonies. He was arraigned in the Town of Greenport Justice Court and remanded to the Columbia County Jail without bail. He is scheduled to appear in the Town of Kinderhook Court at a later date and time.
State Police were assisted by the Columbia County District Attorney’s Office and the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office.