TOWN OF WALLKILL – A 39-year-old custodial employee in the Middletown City School District has been arrested and charged with criminal possession of a weapon on school grounds.
Shortly after 3 a.m. on Thursday, February 26, a Town of Wallkill police officer conducted a vehicle stop on the grounds of Middletown High School at 30 Garner Avenue Extension and determined the driver, Ralph Sabater, a Wallkill town resident, was driving under the influence of a substance.
He was arrested, and a search of his vehicle yielded a loaded 9mm handgun.
Sabater was charged with gun possession on school property, criminal possession of a firearm in a sensitive location, driving while impaired by drugs, and other vehicle and traffic law violations.
He was issued an appearance ticket returnable to town court.
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