MONTICELLO, NY — On Sunday, April 10, deputies from the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office went to a residence in Melody Lake Estate in the Town of Thompson following a report about a subject who was wanted as a fugitive from justice in the state of New Jersey.

At the residence located at 10 Maple Tree Lane, deputies interviewed Elijah Peters, age 20, and determined that he was in fact the subject who was wanted by the Passaic County Sheriff’s Office on a charge of possessing dangerous drugs.

When Peters was informed of the warrant, he fought with the deputies and attempted to flee. Deputy Joseph Feola was injured while taking Peters into custody. In addition to being charged as a fugitive from justice, Peters was charged with assault, obstructing governmental administration and resisting arrest.

He was arraigned before Town of Thompson Judge Sharon Jankiewicz and sent to the Sullivan County Jail in lieu of $15,000 bail, pending a future court date. Feola was treated at Catskill Regional Medical Center and released.