A 23-year-old Waterville man was arrested after a larceny complaint and 11 other false calls to 911, according to the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office.
At around 9:01 a.m. on Feb. 23 a Patrol Deputy assigned to the Waterville Field Office responded to a reported larceny complaint on Stafford Avenue North in the village of Waterville.
According to a statement from the sheriff’s office, the deputy on scene was able to ascertain that no larceny had occurred. Later at approximately 11:26 a.m., Cameron Buell, 23 of Waterville contacted the Oneida County 911 Center 11 additional times to report an alleged emergency and also threatened physical harm to a dispatcher.
A deputy and troopers arrived on scene to confirm there had been no presenting emergency, authorities said.
While on scene Buell threatened to shoot at officers and punched a deputy in the head before he resisted arrest and was taken into custody, the sheriff’s office said.
Buell was then transported to the Wynn Hospital for treatment.
Upon his release on Feb. 27, Cameron was arrested and transported to the Waterville Field Office for processing and charged with third-degree falsely reporting an incident, third-degree aggravated harassment, second-degree Harassment, resisting arrest, and second-degree Obstructing governmental administration.
NYSP Marcy, NYSP Morrisville, and COCVAC ambulance responded to the matter for assistance.
This article originally appeared on Observer-Dispatch: Waterville man arrested for 12 fake 911 calls, attacking deputies
Reporting by Casey Pritchard, Utica Observer Dispatch / Observer-Dispatch
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