'obstruction of breathing' charge

by Bill Finley & Mike Kane Eclipse Award-winning trainer Chad Brown was arrested Wednesday in Saratoga Springs and charged with criminal obstruction of breathing, a misdemeanor. On Thursday, Brown, who spent the night in jail, entered a not guilty plea at his arraignment and was ordered to reappear in court on Sept. 2. Cash bail was $2,500. According to the website of attorney Andrew DeLuca, "New York state defines the crime of obstruction of breathing as the intent to impede the normal breathing or circulation of the blood by applying...