Two Carmel residents have been arrested for criminal mischief as a hate crime among other charges for an incident in Somers last weekend.  New York State Police responded to the Chili's restaurant on Route 6 July 6th on a report of a domestic dispute. 

An investigation revealed at 50-year olds Antonio and Gina Vuksanaj blocked the victim from leaving, tried to pull the victim from a car and damaged the victim's vehicle with a tire iron.  Police say the crimes appear to be biased in nature due to the victim’s sexual orientation. 

The pair were also charged with criminal contempt for violating an order of protection, unlawful imprisonment and harassment.  Antonio Vuksanaj was also charged with criminal possession of a weapon, a felony, due to a previous weapon related conviction.  Both were arraigned and ordered held on bond. 

An additional full stay away order of protection was granted by the Court.