NEW YORK — According to Oneida County Sheriff Robert Maciol, the Sheriff’s Office is investigating a package that exploded outside a residence on Old Floyd Road in the Town of Floyd.
Around 8:00am, a resident of the home picked up a package that was near his mailbox and it then exploded.
The victim, a 52 year old male, sustained burns to his upper extremities and was initially taken to St. Elizabeth Hospital and has since been transported to SUNY Upstate Hospital in Syracuse.
The name of the victim was not released.
The victim is currently employed as a Correction Officer for the NYS Department of Corrections. It is unknown at this time if this incident is connected to the victim’s employment as a State Correction Officer.
Initially at the scene, the Sheriff’s Office was also assisted by the Floyd Fire Department and AmCare Ambulance.
STATEMENT FROM GOVERNOR ANDREW M. CUOMO:
“Earlier today, a Department of Corrections and Community Supervision Correction Officer was severely injured and received serious burns to his body upon opening a suspicious package at his home in Oneida County. The State of New York has no tolerance for any violence of this sort, and I have ordered a full investigation to find those responsible for this horrific incident. The New York State Police and New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision are assisting the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office and federal law enforcement agencies.
“On behalf of all New Yorkers, our thoughts and prayers are with this Correction Officer and his family during this difficult time, and we join them in hoping for a full and speedy recovery.”
According to Sheriff Maciol, the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office has case responsibility with this investigation and they are being assisted by the New York State Police, the Utica Police Department, the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation), ATF (Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms), and the NYS Department of Corrections.
If anyone has any information regarding this incident or if they have seen anything suspicious in the area of Old Floyd Road, they are being asked to call the Oneida County Sheriff’s Criminal Investigation Unit at 765-2237.
