Crime & Safety
Man arrested for strangulation, harassment
By 
Editor
Catherine, New York – Late last month, a man has been arrested for allegedly choking and strangling a person.
On January 30 around 8:50 a.m. Mark Blaha was arrested by the Schuyler County Sheriff’s Office for an incident.
Blaha allegedly choked and physically harassed another person as well as strangled them, according to the arrest report.
Blaha was charged with 2nd-degree Strangulation (a class-D felony), Criminal Obstruction of Breathing/Applying Pressure, and 2nd-degree Harassment-Physical Contact.
He is currently being held in the Schuyler County Jail.
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