The Utica Fire Department and Utica Police Department are on the scene of a fatal fire on the 1200 block of Thorn Street in Utica near the intersection with Baxter Avenue.
Law enforcement officials are seeking assistance from the public in their investigation of an incident that took place at approximately 4:15pm on Christmas Day.
A 21-year-old was taken into custody and charged with criminal possession after Utica Police say they picked him up after receiving a call that he was in laying in the road. Police allege that he was intoxicated and carrying a loaded handgun at the time.
Brandon Hatton, a 29-year-old man from Utica, New York, is facing charges after allegedly stealing a Utica Fire Department Rescue Vehicle and then leading police on a chase.