RED HOOK — The Rhinebeck Bureau of Criminal Investigation received a report of alleged physical abuse by a staff member of Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health on Sept. 29.
The facility is located at 40 Devereux Way in Red Hook.
The investigation determined that staff member Samuel I. Ezechukwu, 49, of Red Hook, struck a resident in the back and held the resident’s head down while transporting facility residents.
Ezechukwu was arrested Sept. 30 and charged with Endangering the Welfare of an Incompetent or Physically Disabled Person in the First Degree, a class E felony.
Ezechukwu was released on an appearance ticket returnable to the Town of Rhinebeck Court on Oct. 8 at 5 p.m.
