Wanted man arrested after falling through apartment ceiling in Elmira

ELMIRA, N.Y. ( WETM ) — A wanted man was arrested after police say he fell through an apartment ceiling in Elmira while hiding from police.

According to the Elmira Police Department, officers were called to an apartment building on the 300 block of West First Street at about 6:26 p.m. on July 12 for a report that a wanted person, George Wilson, was there. Officers surrounded the building and tried to make contact with Wilson. Shortly after the officers arrived, one of the building’s tenants went outside and told them that Wilson had fallen into their apartment from the attic.

Police secured the apartment Wilson reportedly fell into and kept calling for Wilson to come out from his hiding place. A K9 Unit from the Schuyler County Sheriff’s Office found Wilson after a brief search, and he was arrested without further incident.

Wilson was wanted on a Chemung County Court warrant for three felony charges: third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance (intent to sell), second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon. He was also wanted on a City of Elmira Court warrant for seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance (a misdemeanor). After Friday’s incident, Wilson was charged with fourth-degree criminal mischief (a class A misdemeanor).

Wilson’s new charges were read, and he is currently being held at the Chemung County Jail on the Chemung County Court warrant.

The West Elmira Police Department and the Schuyler County Sheriff’s Office assisted the Elmira Police Department with this case.

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