Ulster County Family and Child Advocacy Center
PRESS RELEASE
Joshua Imboli 01/29/1994
Investigators from the Ulster County Family and Child Advocacy Center report the arrest of 25 y.o. Joshua Imboli of Poughkeepsie NY .
On 03/05/2019, the Ulster County Family and Child Advocacy Center along with Detectives from the Town of Saugerties Police Department initiated an investigation into alleged abuse of a 5-month-old infant which occurred in the Village of Saugerties.
Following being airlifted to the Westchester Medical Center Pediatric Intensive Care Unit the child was diagnosed as having suffered a non-accidental traumatic brain injury and was listed as being in critical condition.
The subsequent investigation revealed that the 5-month-old child had suffered from Abusive Head Trauma (Formerly referred to as shaken baby syndrome).
On March 21, 2019 Joshua Imboli was arrested and charged with (1) count of Reckless Assault of a Child (Felony). He was arraigned in the Village of Saugerties Court and remanded to Ulster County Jail in Lieu of $10,000 cash bail. An Order of Protection was issued on behalf of the victim and Imboli was ordered to re-appear in the Village of Saugerties Court on 03/25/2019 at 5:30pm.
The Ulster County Family and Child Advocacy Center comprised of members of the Ulster County District Attorney’s Office, Ulster County Sheriff’s Office, New York State Police and Ulster County Child Protective Services.
The Ulster County Family and Child Advocacy Center also provides other services to child victims including medical treatment, trauma therapy and family advocacy.
Any information or questions may be referred to the Ulster County Family and Child Advocacy Center at 845-334-5155.