from Columbia County Sheriff's Office:
* Michael A. Madison, 39, of Greenport, was arrested at 7:45pm February 26 and charged with Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Third Degree-previous conviction (Class D Felony) and Menacing in the Second Degree (Class A Misdemeanor) by Deputies Zachary Sohotra and Thomas Merante. Madison is accused of threatening another male with a knife at a private residence in Greenport. He was arraigned in Claverack Town Court and remanded to the Columbia County Jail in lieu of $5,000 bail. He is scheduled to appear in Greenport Town Court at a later date.