Steuben County Sheriff’s Office / July 11, 2025
Steuben County Sheriff Jim Allard reports that on July 9, 2025, Deputies of the Steuben County Sheriff’s Office arrested Alesha M. Hunt, age 32, of Victory Highway, Painted Post, New York, following a report of a crash and attempted stolen vehicle in Thurston. It is alleged that Ms. Hunt stole a vehicle in Bath and possessed the stolen vehicle in Thurston. It is also alleged that the vehicle had neither a valid inspection or registration and that Ms. Hunt’s license was suspended or revoked. It is further alleged that Ms. Hunt followed a person about in a public place causing them to fear injury and acted recklessly in a manner likely to cause injury to that person. Ms. Hunt is charged with Grand Larceny in the Second Degree, a class C Felony, Criminal Possession of Stolen Property in the Third Degree, a class D Felony, Reckless Endangerment in the Second Degree, Stalking in the Fourth Degree, Petit Larceny, Aggravated Unlicensed Operation in the Third Degree, Unregistered Motor Vehicle, Uninspected Motor Vehicle and Fail to Keep Right. Ms. Hunt was arraigned in the Centralized Arraignment Court and remanded to the Steuben County Jail.