WEST HAVERSTRAW MAN ARRAIGNED ON AN INDICTMENT FOR KIDNAPPING, STRANGULATION, AND WEAPONS POSSESSION

NEW CITY, N.Y. – District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh II announced today that Marcos Seda, 41, of West Haverstraw, N.Y., was arraigned in Rockland County Court on an indictment charging him with Kidnapping in the Second Degree, Strangulation in the Second Degree, Assault in the Second Degree, Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree, Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Third Degree, and Criminal Possession of a Firearm.

The following is as alleged in documents filed and statements made in court:

On July 19, 2025, at approximately 7:45 p.m. inside 6 Matone Circle in West Haverstraw, N.Y., Marcos Seda pushed his girlfriend to the ground, striking her multiple times in the face. Seda pointed a loaded shotgun at her and placed both of his hands around her neck, before kicking her out.

The incident was reported and the defendant sent police on a high-speed chase across multiple jurisdictions, including West Haverstraw and Clarkstown. During the chase, the defendant hit a Town of Haverstraw marked police vehicle at a high rate of speed causing a police officer to suffer bruising and a concussion.

The defendant then crashed his vehicle, barricaded inside said vehicle, and pointed a loaded shotgun at himself. Officers negotiated with him for approximately four hours. The defendant eventually surrendered and was placed under arrest.

Police officers recovered a loaded pistol, two rifles, several high-capacity magazines and a large quantity of ammunition inside the defendant’s home after obtaining a consent to search.

The incident was investigated by the Town of Haverstraw Police Department, with the assistance of the Clarkstown Police Department, New York State Police and the Rockland County Sherriff’s Office. The defendant faces a minimum of 5 years and a maximum of 25 years in state prison.

The case is being prosecuted by Senior Assistant District Attorney Brittany Richardson and Assistant District Attorney Daniella Harris.

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*It should be noted that a criminal complaint is merely an accusation, and that a defendant should be presumed innocent until proven guilty.