Kingston, NY—On February 18, 2025, an Ulster County jury returned a guilty verdict following several hours of deliberation after a five-day jury trial. The jury convicted Edward Ramming, age 60, of Wawarsing, for the crimes of Criminal Contempt in the First Degree and Stalking in the Third Degree. The Honorable Bryan E. Rounds, Ulster County Court Judge, presided over the trial.

Between May 23, 2023, and February 18, 2024, Edward Ramming engaged in a course of conduct during which he repeatedly violated an Order of Protection issued by the Honorable Sarah Rakov, Ulster County Family Court Judge, to protect the victim against him, but he engaged in various acts over extended period in utter disregard of the court order and to the terror of the victim. His conduct included hundreds of social media posts and emails sent to the victim from inside New York State and South Carolina, causing the victim to live in fear for her safety. 

Ramming was ultimately apprehended last Spring in South Carolina on a warrant executed by the Florence County Sheriff’s Office in collaboration with the Ulster County Sheriff’s Office; he was subsequently extradited to Ulster County to face prosecution and responsibility for him acts.

The successful prosecution of this case is a result of the collaboration between the Ulster County Sheriff’s Office and Ulster County District Attorney’s Office together with authorities in South Carolina, in addition to the selfless dedication of Senior Assistant District Attorneys Shaun Prunotto and Luba Reznikova in their detailed presentation of the trial evidence.

Sentencing is scheduled for April 23, 2025, at which time the District Attorney expects that additional evidence, not presented at trial, will be presented to the court for determination of appropriate sentence.

District Attorney Emmanuel C. Nneji said, “I thank the jury for their careful consideration of the facts and circumstances in this case, and the consideration of the impact on the victim of the continued, prolonged violations of court mandate by this defendant. Everyone engaging in domestic violence and abuse should expect that one day their past actions will be brought up in court at sentencing following trial.”

The trial was prosecuted by Senior ADAs Prunotto and Reznikova, both of whom are assigned to the DA’s Office Special Victims Bureau. Clifford Owens of the Ulster County Office of the Public Defender represented the defendant in the trial.

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