Oneida Police Blotter
(Oneida, NY – Jan. 5, 2016) Carrie J. Moon, 30, of Main Street, Oneida was charged Jan. 4 with two counts of fourth-degree Grand Larceny, a class E Felony. Moon is alleged to have taken another person’s wallet that contained debit and benefit cards.
Gabrielle V. Bandera-Motley, 23, of N. Canal Street, Canastota was arrested Jan. 4 on a charge of fifth-degree Criminal Possession of Stolen Property and arrested on a Bench Warrant for allegedly failing to complete community service hours on a trespass charge.
Martin D. Howroyd Jr., 23 of Williams Street, Oneida was issued an appearance ticket for Animal Nuisance violation Jan. 2.
William G. Coon, 33, of Grand Street, Oneida was charged Jan. 3 with fourth-degree Criminal Mischief. He is alleged to have damaged property belonging to another person.
Alicia A. Coonrod, 28, of Lenox Avenue, Oneida and MaryJane Coonrod, 21, of Lenox Avenue, Oneida were issued criminal summonses Jan. 2 on a charge of second-degree Harassment.
Harry J. Joslyn Sr., 54, of Stone Street, Oneida was issued a criminal summons Jan. 2 on a charge of second-degree Harassment.
Traffic stop leads to DWI charge in Verona
(Verona, NY – Jan. 4, 2016) Oneida-based state police charged a Clark Mills man with DWI following a traffic stop in Verona Saturday evening.
At approximately 9:35 p.m. on Jan. 2 Trooper Steven Fountain observed a 2003 Saturn Vue travelling south on State Route 365 in the town of Verona weaving back and forth from its driving lane.
Fountain activated the emergency lighting on his patrol vehicle, but the operator of the Saturn would not pull over. The vehicle turned onto Willow Place and eventually stopped after pulling into the parking lot of a local hotel.
Upon being interviewed, the driver was identified as Patrick M. Nicholas, 38, of Clark Mills. Nicholas advised the trooper that he didn’t pull over immediately because he knew his driver’s license was revoked for a previous alcohol related conviction. The trooper observed an open six pack of beer in the vehicle and that Nicholas had a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage on his breath. Field sobriety tests determined that Nicholas was intoxicated and he was taken into custody for DWI.
Nicholas was transported to the SP Oneida barracks, where a breath test determined Nicholas had a blood alcohol content of .14 percent. A DMV check confirmed that Nicholas’ license was expired and had been revoked since 2008.
Nicholas was charged with driving while intoxicated, Driving with a BAC of .08 percent or greater, felony first-degree Aggravated Unlicensed Operation, Unlicensed operator, open container in a motor vehicle and failure to keep right.
He was arraigned in the Town of Vernon Court and remanded to the Oneida County Jail in lieu of $500 cash or $1,000 bond.
Nicholas was scheduled to appear in the Town of Verona Court on Jan. 5.
State Police Investigate Fatal One-Car Crash in Herkimer County
(Town of Schuyler, NY – Jan. 4, 2016) State Police in Herkimer are investigating a fatal one-car crash that was reported on Jan. 3 at 7:11 p.m. on State Route 5 in the town of Schuyler.
The investigation has revealed a 2003 Ford Windstar, operated by Viktor Naumenko, 53, from Utica was traveling eastbound on State Route 5 when the vehicle traveled off the southern shoulder of the roadway striking a mailbox at 2108 State Route 5. The vehicle continued eastbound striking a guide rail, then a bridge railing eventually coming to rest over-turned in a stream off the eastern shoulder of the roadway.
Naumenko was extricated from the vehicle by Schuyler Ambulance and Fire personnel and was pronounced deceased at the scene. An autopsy is scheduled to determine the official cause of death.
The investigation is continuing