Deputies arrested a 28-year-old woman in Aurelius last week after she was allegedly found inside a home she was legally ordered to stay away from.
Grace A. Shepard was charged with second-degree criminal contempt, a misdemeanor, for violating a full stay-away order of protection on October 2, according to the Cayuga County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies responded to a call just after 8:30 a.m. and found Shepard inside the protected party’s residence while that person was home. She was processed at the Public Safety Building and taken to Centralized Arraignment.
Her bail was set at $2,000 cash or $4,000 bond. Shepard was scheduled to appear in Town of Aurelius Court on October 8 at 7 p.m.
Anyone with information can contact the Sheriff’s Office at 315-253-1222 or submit tips anonymously via the SaferWatch app or online.
FingerLakes1.com is the region’s leading all-digital news publication. The company was founded in 1998 and has been keeping residents informed for more than two decades. Have a lead? Send it to [email protected].