A Westmoreland man is facing charges for allegedly threatening Oneida County Sheriff's Deputies with a knife.

Deputies were called to a home on Abbe Boulevard to check on the welfare of one of the residents.  When they arrived, they were confronted at the door by 52-year old Michael Evans.

Evans was charged with menacing a police officer and criminal possession of a weapon.  He was sent to the Oneida County jail on $30,000 bail.

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