Town of New Hartford NEW YORK

TOWN of NEW HARTFORD

ONEIDA COUNTY

NEW HARTFORD POLICE DEPARTMENT

32 KELLOGG ROAD, NEW HARTFORD, NEW YORK 13413-2850

 Telephone: 1-315-733-6666

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05/08/07

Oriskany Man Arrested After Assaulting Teen & Holding Man at Knifepoint

     A 26 year old Oriskany man was arrested following the investigation into the assault of a teenage girl that occurred shortly before 600pm on Saturday May 5, 2007.

    New Hartford Police Officer Andrew Allen reports that Michael A. Pula, of Oriskany, was charged with two felony counts, two misdemeanor counts and a violation after assaulting a sixteen-year-old female at a residence located on Elm St. in the Town of New Hartford.  Pula and the teenage female were involved in a verbal argument, which escalated into a physical altercation.  While fleeing the scene, Pula flagged down a vehicle and asked for assistance.  When the vehicle stopped, Pula got in the vehicle and held the driver at knifepoint, forcing him to drive to a residence in the Town of Whitestown.

     Pula eluded the Police for approximately two days.  After checking numerous residences in the New Hartford and Utica area, Pula was located in the early morning hours of May 8, 2007 by the New Hartford Police Department.  He was found hiding under a bed in a residence on Pinnacle Rd. in Sauquoit.     

     Pula was charged with Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Third Degree, a D Felony, Unlawful Imprisonment in the First Degree, an E Felony, Menacing in the Second Degree and Endangering the Welfare of a Child, both Misdemeanors and Harassment in the Second Degree which is a Violation.  He was arraigned in the Town of New Hartford Court in front of Judge VanSlyke and remanded to the Oneida County jail with no bail. 

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