Yorktown Woman Charged With Bail Jumping, Failure To Appear

YORKTOWN, N. Y. -- A 22-year-old Yorktown woman is facing more charges after jumping bail and failing to appear in court on previous drug charges, Yorktown police said.

Amy Maciaszek

10/12/2015 4:00 p.m.

Melissa Spergel is being held at the the Westchester County Corrections Facility on $10,000 bond or $5,000 cash bail.

Spergel was arrested by police Oct. 8 on a bench warrant that followed her failure to appear in Yorktown Justice Court July 16 on drug charges, police said.

She previously was arrested for seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and criminally possessing a hypodermic instrument, both class A misdemeanors, police said.

Her next court date is Oct. 15 at the Yorktown Justice Center.

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