(WNY News Now) – A 47-year-old Buffalo woman faces a criminal contempt charge following an alleged violation of an active stay-away order of protection, according to the Town of Ellicott Police Department.

ELLICOTT, N.Y. — Andrea N. Edsall, 47, of Buffalo, was charged with second-degree criminal contempt on October 6, 2026, following a police response to a suspicious situation in the Town of Ellicott.

According to police, officers responded to the incident at approximately 2:15 p.m. Authorities allege Edsall violated an active stay-away order of protection.

Edsall was transported to the Chautauqua County Jail for centralized arraignment, police said.

She is scheduled to appear in Town of Ellicott Court at a later date to answer the charge. As are all persons accused of a crime, the accused is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.