Former Patchogue Code Officer Pleads Guilty to Misconduct After Unauthorized DWI Stop

A former Patchogue Village code enforcement officer who handcuffed a woman during an unauthorized drunken-driving stop pleaded guilty to official misconduct and is scheduled to be sentenced Nov. 16, according to New York State court records.

William Dymond, 35, entered the guilty plea Feb. 9, 2026, in Suffolk First District Court. Official misconduct is a Class A misdemeanor under New York law.

Suffolk County Police said Dymond was working as a village code enforcement officer on Dec. 29, 2024, when he followed a woman he suspected of driving while intoxicated. At approximately 5:20 a.m., he stopped her vehicle on North Ocean Avenue in Patchogue.

According to police, Dymond administered field sobriety tests, placed the woman in handcuffs and escorted her into his code enforcement vehicle. Instead of taking her to a police station, he drove her to her home in Centereach.

Police said village code enforcement officers are not authorized to make DWI arrests. Patchogue Village Code Enforcement officials learned about the incident March 15, 2025, and contacted Suffolk County Police.

Dymond, identified by police as a Medford resident, was subsequently fired from his village position. He was arrested April 16, 2025, and initially charged with first-degree falsifying business records, first-degree offering a false instrument for filing, second-degree unlawful imprisonment and official misconduct.

Court records show Dymond pleaded guilty to official misconduct on Feb. 9. The other three charges, including two felony counts, remain listed with not guilty pleas in the publicly available records, which do not specify their final disposition.

His sentencing had been scheduled several times since May before those appearances were adjourned. The most recent Nov. 9 sentencing date was rescheduled to Monday, Nov. 16, at 9 a.m. before Judge James A. McDonaugh in Suffolk First District Court.

Photo: William Dymond, a former Patchogue Village code enforcement officer, pleaded guilty to official misconduct after an unauthorized DWI stop. (Suffolk County Police Department)

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