Utica, NY – Utica police were called to the 800 block of Bleecker St on Saturday for an investigation regarding a menacing incident involving a knife.
Upon arrival, officers spoke to several individuals who reported that a known male had joined their conversation. During the interaction, the man brandished a large knife and threatened the group before fleeing when another person approached.
Police received a description of the suspect and located him near Bleecker St and Nichols St. He was detained without incident, identified as 28-year-old Hamadi Abdullahi from Utica, and taken to the local police department.
Following the investigation, Abdullahi was charged with three counts each of menacing in the second degree and endangering the welfare of a child, along with criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree.