(Durhamville, NY – Jan. 26, 2012) Oneida-based state police charged an Oneida teen with Criminal Possession of a Weapon after he was stopped on Center Street in Durhamville Thursday evening.
At approximately 6 p.m. troopers were investigating a property damage motor vehicle accident on Center Street when a westbound 2008 Pontiac G6 drove around a marked patrol vehicle with emergency lights flashing and attempted to drive through the accident scene as a tow truck was removing a vehicle from the ditch and was blocking the roadway.
The Pontiac was stopped and its operator, a 16-year-old resident of Cottage Place, Oneida was found to be driving without either a valid driver’s license or learners permit. While being interviewed, he was found to have a set of metal knuckles in his pants pocket.
He was taken into custody and transported to the Oneida barracks for processing and was charged with fourth-degree Criminal Possession of a Weapon and Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle and is scheduled to appear in the Town of Verona Court on Feb. 12.
The vehicle’s passenger, a 16-year-old resident of Summit Ave, Oneida advised troopers that the vehicle belonged to his mother and that he gave permission for the youth to get behind the wheel and that he was helping to teach him to drive. The passenger was issued a traffic ticket for Permitting Unlicensed Operation returnable in the Town of Verona Court.
