Defendant: Lamont Riddenhour (DOB 09/29/76)
April 17, 2020 -- Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr. announced that Lamont Riddenhour of Mount Vernon was arraigned on a charge of arson for setting a fire that destroyed a house on South Tenth Avenue in Mount Vernon. The incident took place around 9 a.m. Sunday morning, April 12, 2020. There were no injuries.
Specifically, Riddenhour was arraigned today on Arson in the Second Degree, a class B felony, before Judge Thomas Quinones in Westchester County Court. The court set bail at $100,000/cash over $300,000/bond and $500,000 partially secured surety bond at 10%.*
His next court date is scheduled for June 4, 2020.
Deputy District Attorney Timothy Ward of the Superior Court Trial Division is prosecuting the case.
In compliance with the Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 3.6, you are advised that a charge is merely an accusation and that a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
*Under 2020 bail laws, the judge must set three forms of bail.
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