âš‘ Wait, what?October 30, 2026
The Columbia County Sheriff's Office says a 58-year-old Stockport, New York man drove a skid steer onto neighbors' properties, damaging lawns and driveways. The sheriff's office says he told deputies he was doing "roadway maintenance." He is charged with several offenses, including a felony, and is presumed innocent.
The short version
Where: County Route 25, Stockport, New York
When: October 16, 2026, about 2:30 p.m.
Charges: Criminal mischief (felony), trespass, and highway and impaired-driving charges
Status: Arraigned October 16 and remanded to jail, per the sheriff's office
A neighborhood disturbance call
According to the Columbia County Sheriff's Office, deputies responded at about 2:30 p.m. on October 16 to County Route 25 in Stockport. The report was a neighborhood disturbance involving a man operating heavy equipment. Sheriff Jacqueline Salvatore said the man, identified as Jeffrey A. Yeh, 58, of Stockport, allegedly drove a skid steer onto neighboring properties without permission. The sheriff's office said the machine damaged lawns and driveways and left rocks, dirt and debris on the county road, as reported by WRGB (CBS6 Albany).
The sheriff's office said Yeh told deputies he was doing "roadway maintenance." It said neither the county nor the New York State Department of Transportation had authorized the work. The sheriff's office said field sobriety tests were conducted, and a breath test showed a blood alcohol concentration of 0.06%. Deputies charged him with criminal mischief in the second degree, a class D felony, and criminal mischief in the third degree, a class E felony, according to the sheriff's office.
The legal side
The sheriff's office said Yeh also faces two counts of trespass, driving while ability impaired by alcohol, drinking alcohol or using cannabis in a motor vehicle on a highway, and failure to remove injurious substances from a highway. He was arraigned October 16 in Claverack Town Court, where Judge Michael Brandon remanded him to the Columbia County Jail, the sheriff's office said. He was due back in court October 21. WRGB did not report a response from Yeh or an attorney. The sheriff's office states that all charges are accusations and that Yeh is presumed innocent.
What happens next
Yeh was due back in Claverack Town Court on October 21, 2026, according to the sheriff's office. No outcome of that hearing was available in the coverage.
Charges are accusations, not findings of guilt.
The sheriff's office says neither the county nor the state transportation department authorized any work on the road. No later court date had been reported.
Sources
WRGB (CBS6 Albany): Stockport man charged after skid steer allegedly damaged properties, sheriff says, October 20, 2026
This story is based on the records and reports linked above. Charges, lawsuits, and other accusations are claims, not findings of guilt or liability, unless the story says a court has ruled.
