A fight at Fun Nation in Sangertown Mall in New Hartford turned into a fight with police in the roadway, according to a statement from the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office.
At some time before 7 p.m. on Nov. 29, the sheriff’s office says a dispute occurred at the Sangertown Square Mall and video has circulated of two individuals fighting at the recently opened Fun Nation. The sheriff’s office is currently investigating the altercation.
At around 7 p.m., a road patrol deputy conducted a traffic stop on Commercial Drive in the town of New Hartford and the deputy determined that parties inside of the vehicle were the ones involved in the fight, the office said.
During the traffic stop, multiple parties that were also involved in the dispute at the Sangertown Mall arrived to the scene in a separate vehicle, as they are acquainted with the parties involved in the traffic stop.
The sheriff’s office said that shortly after arriving, Melissa Henderson, 42, began to cross Commercial Drive and intentionally obstruct vehicular traffic in the roadway.
While the deputy was attempting to take Henderson into custody for the offense she committed, a separate party that arrived with her began to push deputies on scene and physically obstruct the investigation, according to the statement.
The other party, Stephen Bembry, 35, as well as Henderson were both taken into custody after they both resisted arrest, deputies said.
During the incident, Henderson also kicked one of the deputies that was attempting to take her into custody, according to the statement.
Henderson was charged with second-degree obstructing governmental administration, resisting arrest, second-degree harassment, and disorderly conduct.
Bembry was charged with second-degree obstructing governmental administration and resisting arrest.
Bembry and Henderson were transported to the Kurt B. Wyman Law Enforcement Building for processing, where they were ultimately held at the County Jail pending arraignment in CAP Court.
The sheriff’s office was assisted on scene by the New Hartford Town Police Department, the Whitestown Police Department, the New York Mills Police Department, and the New York State Police.
This article originally appeared on Observer-Dispatch: Fight at Sangertown Square spills into road, 2 arrested
Reporting by Casey Pritchard, Utica Observer Dispatch / Observer-Dispatch
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