Man Charged With Possessing Drugs At Oneida County Office Building

A Utica man has been arrested for allegedly possessing drugs at the Oneida County Office building.

The Sheriff's Office says 24-year old Dayqonne Ellis was at the Department of Social Services office when deputies assigned to the security unit smelled raw marijuana in a hallway adjacent to the interview rooms.

They say Ellis, aware of the deputies presence, passed the drug to a woman he was with who had a one-year old child on her lap.

Ellis was charged with unlawful possession of marijuana.

The New York State Child Abuse hotline was notified of the incident, which remains under investigation.