SCHOHARIE, N.Y. (WNYT) — State Police said a Schoharie man attacked an elderly person and stole a wallet and money. According to police, Massimo Palleschi, 51, was arrested Aug. 7 on charges of second-degree robbery, second-degree assault, fifth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property. Troopers said they responded just after 2 a.m. on Aug. 7 to a home on Church Street in Schoharie for a reported robbery. The investigation determined that during the previous evening hours, Palleschi allegedly violently attacked an elderly person at the home, striking them numerous times and forcibly taking their wallet and money. Palleschi was arraigned in Schoharie County Centralized Part Court and sent to Schoharie County Jail in lieu of $5,000 cash, $10,000 bond or a $20,000 partially secured bond.