Jonathan G. Irish, 42, of Warsaw, was committed to the Wyoming County Jail following an attempted assault at a North Warsaw business on October 18, 2020.
Wyoming County Sheriff’s deputies responded to an address on Route 19 in the Town of Warsaw for the report of a male who had just attempted to assault a subject with a knife at the business.
While units were responding, it was reported the suspect was still armed and had just fled the scene in a vehicle. Wyoming County Sheriff’s Deputies located the male entering a vehicle at Crosby’s Gas Station on Route 19 near Saltvale Road, not far from the scene.
Deputies conducted a traffic stop with the suspect vehicle after Irish attempted to drive away. During the course of attempting to take Irish into custody, Irish allegedly presented a knife towards deputies. Deputies were able to talk Irish into dropping the knife, and Irish was then taken into custody without further incident. Irish is charged as follows:
Menacing a police officer, class D violent felony, attempted assault 2nd, a class E felony, criminal possession of a weapon 4th degree(three counts), menacing 2nd, and criminal mischief 4th.
Irish was arraigned in the Town of Warsaw Court where he was committed to the Wyoming County Jail in lieu of $25,000.00 cash bail, $50,000.00 bond, or $50,000.00 partially secured bond. Irish is scheduled for further court proceedings in Wyoming County Court on November 5, 2020.