Peekskill man was charged with deliberately placing tree limbs on trail

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rlb

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A Peekskill man was charged this week with deliberately placing tree limbs and other debris along a trail way used by mountain bikers at Blue Mountain Reservation, potentially exposing those bikers to serious injury.

The 44-year-old man was charged with Criminal Nuisance 2nd Degree, a misdemeanor. He was booked at County Police headquarters in Hawthorne and released pending a May 19 appearance in Peekskill City Court.

The arrest stems from an investigation that began in the fall of 2024. County Police received several complaints that someone was placing tree limbs, smaller branches and other debris at the bottom of a descending rock face on a path frequently traveled by mountain bikers.

After receiving the complaints, County police officers, park rangers and park personnel made regular inspections of the remote location where the incidents were occurring. An association of mountain bikers, at its own expense, placed a trail camera in the vicinity of the rock face, also known as a granite roller by mountain biking enthusiasts. A potential suspect was identified but there was insufficient evidence to bring a charge.

Based on video more recently captured by that trail camera, the suspect was formally charged on April 29.

Blue Mountain Reservation is a 1,538-acre County park in Peekskill and Cortlandt. It features 20 miles of trails for mountain biking and additional trails for hiking, horseback riding and nature study.
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This guy has been a notorious saboteur at Blue (possibly other spots) for years. I've had to clear his debris many times. Riders would move branches on Friday evening and then report that they were back by Saturday afternoon. He was going out multiple times a week, every week for almost three years. Talk about blind determination. 😵‍💫
 
a.s. said:
This guy has been a notorious saboteur at Blue (possibly other spots) for years. I've had to clear his debris many times. Riders would move branches on Friday evening and then report that they were back by Saturday afternoon. He was going out multiple times a week, every week for almost three years. Talk about blind determination. 😵‍💫
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Just imagine if he put that energy towards something productive!
 
a.s. said:
This guy has been a notorious saboteur at Blue (possibly other spots) for years. I've had to clear his debris many times. Riders would move branches on Friday evening and then report that they were back by Saturday afternoon. He was going out multiple times a week, every week for almost three years. Talk about blind determination. 😵‍💫
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He was really making a difference. :busted:🙄
 
The issue really comes with placing branches at the bottom of the rock roll, a place where bikers are unable to stop, and therefore more about causing bodily injury than just obstructing a path.

to this day, my biggest fear is somebody putting a clothesline across a trail. I’ve had it happen twice and both times I’ve been able to spot it enough to not ride into it at 20 mph.
 
a.s. said:
This guy has been a notorious saboteur at Blue (possibly other spots) for years. I've had to clear his debris many times. Riders would move branches on Friday evening and then report that they were back by Saturday afternoon. He was going out multiple times a week, every week for almost three years. Talk about blind determination. 😵‍💫
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I was wondering how they managed to catch him with a trail cam, but that explains it! What an asshole.
 
Similar things were occurring down here in SJ at Ceres Park several years ago. He became affectionately known as the "Leaf Kicker".

Same method was used to ID the perp and it stopped happening.
 
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