Who polices East Hampton
East Hampton has its own police department, and arrests in town are made by East Hampton officers. They handle booking and either release you on a written promise to appear or set a bond.
For a family trying to find someone after an arrest, that is one number rather than a barracks in another town, which is the practical advantage of a town with its own department.
Where your case goes
East Hampton cases are prosecuted at Middletown Superior Court, GA 9, west across the river. The court page covers parking, including the Court Street garage, and the morning docket.
If you were released, the date is on your paperwork. If you were held, you go to court the next business day, where a judge reviews the bond.
After the arrest
East Hampton officers either release you on a written promise to appear or set a bond, or hold you for court the next business day, where the bond is reviewed. The arrest page explains booking and the bond and bail page explains the bond.
A family violence arrest is heard the next business day whether or not you were released, and a protective order issues at that appearance, lasting the life of the case.
Before any of that, do not discuss what happened with anyone, and assume calls from holding are recorded. The arraignment page covers the first court date and the what to expect page covers where it goes from there.
Common charges in East Hampton
The East Hampton docket at GA 9 covers DUI, assault, domestic violence and family violence, drug possession, and larceny and shoplifting. For a first offense the realistic aim is a diversionary program, which ends the case in a dismissal and leaves a record that can later be erased.