Man indicted in theft of $22,000; work not done

CANTON — A two-count indictment was handed up Thursday against a Rensselaer Falls man accused of stealing $22,000 over a five-month period.

Andrew L. Arquitt,40, of 635 Childs Road, was indicted by a St. Lawrence County grand jury on two counts of third-degree grand larceny, both felonies.

He is accused of stealing the money from Dec. 19, 2006, to April 30, 2007, from the Association for Neighborhood Rehabilitation Inc. Mr. Arquitt signed a contract to rehab the home of Morristown resident Diana V. Hutchins. He accepted payments from ANR, but reportedly didn't do any of the work agreed upon.

The grand jury also returned indictments against the following:

Delwin R. Young Jr., 47, of 5 Perkins Road, Massena, was charged with third-degree grand larceny. He is accused of accepting three checks totaling $15,700 from Ina M. Brockriede between Sept. 24 and Nov. 2, 2007, to repair a roof and replace windows. He reportedly did one day of work and used $700 in materials and labor. He returned $2,000 to Ms. Brockriede on Nov. 2, but allegedly still owes her $13,000.

Christopher A. Stokes,20, of 80 Riverside Drive, Apt. 2-9, Canton, was charged with third- and fifth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. He is accused of possessing, on Jan. 22, about 54 grams of cocaine in the village of Canton and 112 Ecstasy pills in the village of Massena.

Vincent J. Durkee,17, of 229 Old Route 11, Canton, andScott A. Wilson,18, of 46 E. Main St., Canton, were each charged with second-degree burglary. Mr. Durkee and Mr. Wilson were accused of burglarizing, on Feb. 28, a home owned by Marianna Dimarco-Temkin on Harrison Street in the village of Canton.

Mr. Wilson is accused of supplying a crowbar to Mr. Durkee to break into the home and assisting him or Joshua Latimer in taking items from the house.