Taberg Woman Arrested After Alleged Fight Which Left One Woman Needing Surgery

UPDATE: 07/18/2022  1858  The Oneida County Sheriff's Office says that Russell was arraigned in Centralized Arraignment Part (CAP) Court on Saturday, July 16, 2022.

In a written release the Sheriff's Office says that because of "...current New York State bail reform laws in effect, Russell was Released on her own Recognizance, to appear in Camden Town Court on an upcoming date for the charge of Reckless Third Degree Assault."

Original Story:

An Oneida County woman is under arrest after an alleged fight on Wednesday night.

The Oneida County Sheriff’s Office says deputies were called to Good Life Tavern located at 69 Main Street in Camden for a report concerning a fight at the business.

In a written release Sheriff Rob Maciol says a preliminary investigation by Deputy Uriah Portner indicated that two women “were involved in a verbal argument that became physical.”  One of the women, identified as 26-year-old Samantha L. Russell of Taberg, New York, appears to have “physically assaulted the female victim causing injury to her right leg which required surgery.”

The preliminary investigation was completed on Friday, July 15, 2022.  At that time Samantha Russell was taken into custody at the home of a family member in Rome, New York.

She was arrested and charged with Assault in the Third Degree (Class A misdemeanor).  She was held at the Oneida County Jail pending arraignment.