A Hornell man was arrested after allegedly violating a protective order.
Steuben County Sheriff Jim Allard reports that deputies arrested 38-year-old Austin Briggs following a report that he was in a room in bed with a party protected by a duly served order of protection.
It is alleged that Briggs violated the order of protection and had been previously convicted of violating a protective order within the past five years. As a result, Briggs has been charged with Aggravated Family Offense and Criminal Contempt in the First Degree, both of which are class E felonies.
Briggs was arraigned in Centralized Arraignment Court and remanded to the Steuben County Jail in lieu of bail.
