Medina man charged after allegedly threatening others, including police, with a knife
MEDINA – The Medina Police Department has charged James Moore, 63, with menacing a police officer, a class D felony; second-degree menacing and criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree, both class A misdemeanors.
Moore was charged after police were dispatched on June 19 at 9:18 p.m. to Catherine Street for a man with a knife who had allegedly threatened someone.
Upon arrival, Medina officers made contact with a person who assisted in locating the suspect in the area of the lift bridge, the Medina PD reported.
When officers made contact with Moore, he allegedly had a knife in hand and raised it towards the officers as they approached. A Taser was deployed and Moore was taken into custody without further incident, the police department reported.
Moore was transported to the Orleans County Jail for centralized arraignment.
Police Chief Todd Draper said officers Dustin Meredith and Tanner Ferris made the arrest. The chief said the Orleans County Sheriff’s road patrol and dispatch, the State Police and Medina Fire Department ambulance provided assistance with this incident.
