By TOM KANE
MONTICELLO - Actor Richard Castellano, who appeared in the movie
"Analyze This," was arrested again and released on $5,000 bail after
another bounced check episode, this time to John Borg of Narrowsburg.
Castellano was arraigned before Highland Justice Franz Eric Kopf.
The order to arrest him came from Tusten Justice Ralph Huebner.
Sergeant Burton Reed of the state police said Castellano freely
turned himself in after learning of the order of arrest him.
His case comes up before Justice Huebner at 10:00 a.m. on Friday,
July 21.
"I don't know why Judge Huebner set such a high bail [while] not
knowing all the circumstances with Borg," Castellano said.
He claims to have paid Borg $11,000 of the $61,000 he owes him.
"When he [Borg] threatened me, I gave him the check for $5,000
and told him to hold it until my residual check from Warner Brothers
arrived."
Borg cashed it and it bounced.
Castellano was originally arrested and released on bail three weeks
ago after a check for $1,500 that he allegedly wrote to Budget Rent-a-Car
bounced.
In another action before Huebner's court, 14 other complainants
who worked on his movie "Four Deadly Reasons," have asked the court
to recover back pay amounting to $11,215. These complaints will
also be addressed at his Friday appearance.
On the original charge presented by Budget, Castellano, who claimed
he was wrongfully arrested and detained in the Monticello lock up,
said that Robert Green Motors arranged for the car rental when his
car was in repair. They should be the ones arraigned, not him, he
said.
A hearing on this case was adjourned to give Castellano's lawyer,
Steve Vegliante, time to consider if he wishes to represent him.
A new hearing is set for 5:30 p.m. on July 31 at the Monticello
court.
In a third action against him, last Friday, Mimi Black, a former
publicist for the Narrowsburg Film Festival who sued him for back
pay, appeared in Tusten Town Court to sign forms indicating that
he has not fulfilled his obligation set by the court in paying her.