Thanksgiving Day incident; Town of Bethel man arrested

Posted 8/21/12

TOWN OF BETHEL, NY — According to the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office, 30-year-old Ryan C. Diventi, who lives in White Lake, was arrested on Thanksgiving night after firing a rifle at a …

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Thanksgiving Day incident; Town of Bethel man arrested

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TOWN OF BETHEL, NY — According to the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office, 30-year-old Ryan C. Diventi, who lives in White Lake, was arrested on Thanksgiving night after firing a rifle at a residence in White Lake.

The Sheriff’s Road Patrol received a call at about 8:30 p.m. regarding the shots at a home on State Route 55 in White Lake.

The occupant of the home told deputies that Diventi was driving a pickup truck and had pulled into the driveway and fired several shots. No one was injured in the incident and the suspect fled the scene.

Deputies were able to track Diventi’s vehicle to a hunting camp on County Route 115. Units from the sheriff’s office, state police and Town of Bethel constables arrived at the scene and cordoned off the area. The Sheriff’s Emergency Services Unit attempted to make contact with the suspect who was holed up in a trailer.

A little later, Diventi left the trailer, got into the pickup truck and attempted to flee toward Narrowsburg. Police units had established a roadblock nearby and prevented his escape. When the suspect tried to back up, he was blocked in by the sheriff’s Bearcat armored vehicle. Diventi was then arrested. He was not armed at the time of the arrest.

Deputies searched Diventi’s trailer and recovered several rifles, a sawed-off shotgun and numerous rounds of ammunition. Deputies received information that Diventi had recently made threats over the past few weeks to shoot police officers or EMS personnel.

Diventi was charged with various felony charges as well as DWI and driving with a suspended license. He was also charged with discharging a firearm within 500 feet of an occupied building.

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