Ramapo, NY - Charges to be Dropped Against Building Inspector

Ramapo, NY - Criminal charges stemming from a traffic accident earlier this year against former Ramapo Building Inspector Brian Brophy will be dropped in a year, provided he stays out of trouble. That was the agreement reached by prosecutors and defense lawyers in Clarkstown Town Court.

Senior Assistant District Attorney Maria DeSimone announced the decision she and Brophy's lawyer, F. Hollis Griffin of Pearl River, had agreed to while in a conference in Judge Scott Ugell's chambers.
Brophy waited in the courtroom as the lawyers and the judge discussed the case for just over 20 minutes.
After the agreement Judge Ugell asked Brophy if he had any questions.
"Dismissal equates to it never happening, right?" Brophy asked.
"Yes," the judge responded.

Brophy, 57, of Valley Cottage had pled not guilty to a marijuana charge and three traffic violations and resigned from his town job after he was injured in a Jan. 30 car accident on the New York State Thruway.
State police reported finding marijuana and an envelope containing $6,400 in $100 bills in the town-owned sport utility vehicle that Brophy was driving.

Ugell said this type of agreement is common in cases like Brophy's.