A report of someone chasing another person with a knife near the Cumberland Farms on Main Street in Hudson Falls preceded the arrest of Patrick O'Hearn, 50, of Hudson Falls, WRGB reported. O'Hearn faces a DWI charge and two counts of menacing a police officer. The charges are allegations, not findings of guilt.
Charges and case status
WRGB reported that O'Hearn was held at Washington County Jail in lieu of bail. Investigators said additional charges were pending and would be addressed at his next court appearance, the station reported.
A separate knife-menacing case
In a separate incident, The Daily Gazette reported that Colonie police responded to BET Malls on Central Avenue at 4:33 p.m. in connection with a knife-menacing allegation involving Adebaye Lindsey, 37. The report says Lindsey was charged with criminal possession of a weapon and first-degree menacing. The cases involve different people and places; this separate example does not establish a broader trend or a connection to O'Hearn's case.
Statewide DWI context
The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles says more than 40 percent of motor-vehicle fatalities statewide involve impaired driving. That figure is statewide context, not a Washington County measure, and it does not establish that a crash occurred in this case.
What the reported account establishes
WRGB's account describes the initial report as a knife chase and lists the two menacing counts involving police, but does not establish the events connecting those allegations or what led to the reported confrontation. O'Hearn's next court appearance is where investigators said pending charges would be addressed.
