Charges Dismissed Against Ramapo Man Accused of Disrupting School District Election

Rockland County District Attorney Thomas P. Zugibe today announced that all charges pending against Aron Wieder (DOB 05/22/74) of Spring Valley, New York have been dismissed by the Clarkstown Justice Court.

Wieder was accused of blocking the entrance to a polling station at Hillcrest Elementary School in New City during the May 17^th East Ramapo Central School District elections. He was arrested by Clarkstown Police and charged with one count of violating section 17-152 of state Election Law, Conspiracy to Promote or Prevent Election, a class “A” Misdemeanor.

District Attorney Zugibe stated, “After conducting a thorough investigation and carefully evaluating all of the evidence, we concluded that the appropriate course of action was to recommend to the Court a dismissal of the charges.”

Said Zugibe, “Neither the facts or circumstances of the alleged incident support the prosecution of the charge.”