Sheriff Brian Hess announces the arrest of Scott A. Endrulat, age 35, of the Town of Carmel, NY.
following an investigation in the Town of Southeast.
On January 4, 2026, at approximately 10:55 p.m., deputies responded to the area of Carmel Avenue and
Drewville Road in the Town of Southeast for a report of a vehicle larceny in progress. The caller, later
identified as Endrulat, reported that while stopped on the side of the roadway to check on an injured deer,
an unknown individual entered his vehicle and stole it.
The vehicle was subsequently located crashed nearby. During the course of the investigation, Endrulat
admitted that the vehicle larceny report was false and that he had crashed his vehicle. Further
investigation determined that Endrulat was intoxicated by alcohol. He failed standardized field sobriety
tests and was taken into custody and transported to the Putnam County Correctional Facility for
processing.
Endrulat was charged with Falsely Reporting an Incident in the Third Degree, a misdemeanor; Driving
While Intoxicated, and multiple Vehicle and Traffic Law violations. Due to New York State’s bail reform,
he was released with appearance tickets and is scheduled to appear in the Town of Southeast Court at a later date.
