Niskayuna

A former Niskayuna Town Board candidate who also ran for a seat on the Schenectady County Legislature faces several misdemeanors in connection with a domestic dispute last month.

A criminal complaint filed by a Niskayuna police sergeant charges Nicholas Gerace with assault, criminal mischief, criminal obstruction of breathing or blood circulation and unlawful imprisonment stemming from the altercation on the night of April 22 at a home on Foxhollow Road.

The court papers accuse Gerace of throwing the victim to the ground and choking her with the collar of the T-shirt she was wearing resulting in redness, swelling and bruising to the victim's neck as well as cut on her left leg.

The document also allege Gerace smashed the victim's cell phone when she tried to call police.

A court clerk said Gerace, who is free on $25,000 bond, is scheduled to return to court Wednesday. His attorney Andy Safranko could not be immediately reached for comment.

Gerace's online LinkedIn account lists his failed bid for the Schenectady County Legislature in 2013 and two years later for Niskayuna Town Board.

It also details his extensive military career in the U.S. Army from 2002.

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