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Delhi Man Arrested for Attempted Murder
DELHI - On Friday night, February 3, 2017, Delaware County Sheriff's Deputies
arrested and charged a 38 year old Delhi man with attempted murder,
unlawful imprisonment and criminal possession of a weapon following their
investigation of a domestic dispute.
At approximately 9:22 p.m. Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a 911 report a
domestic dispute at the Buena Vista Motel located on State Highway 28 in
the Town of Delhi that was called in by the female victim.
The victim reported that she had escaped from her motel room where her
boyfriend had held her captive and beat her before she was able to escape
from the room to call 911. The victim further reported that as Deputies were
responding to her 911 call the assailant chased her down and again began to
punch and kick her before dragging her back into the motel room where he
brutally beat her with a glass bottle causing her to suffer serious physical
injury including multiple lacerations to the face and legs and the loss of
several teeth.
Upon arrival at the scene Deputies arrested the assailant who was identified
as 38 year old Jamal S. Abrams who formerly resided in Herkimer and
Brooklyn, NY.
The victim was transported to O’Connor Hospital by Delhi Emergency
Squad and was subsequently transferred to U.H.S. Wilson Hospital in
Johnson City for further treatment.
Following an investigation by Deputies Abrams was charged with a number
of felony offenses including attempted murder in the second degree, assault
in the first degree and unlawful imprisonment in the first degree as well as
the class A misdemeanor offense of criminal possession of a weapon in the
fourth degree. The defendant was later arraigned in front of Judge Gumo at
Delhi Town Court and was remanded to the Delaware County Jail in lieu of
$100,000 cash bail or $200,000 bail bond. Two active Bench Warrants for
Abrams’ arrest that are held by the Herkimer Police Department were also
filed with the Delaware County Correctional Facility as detainers.
Deputies were assisted by members of the New York State Police and the
Delhi Police Department.
arrested and charged a 38 year old Delhi man with attempted murder,
unlawful imprisonment and criminal possession of a weapon following their
investigation of a domestic dispute.
At approximately 9:22 p.m. Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a 911 report a
domestic dispute at the Buena Vista Motel located on State Highway 28 in
the Town of Delhi that was called in by the female victim.
The victim reported that she had escaped from her motel room where her
boyfriend had held her captive and beat her before she was able to escape
from the room to call 911. The victim further reported that as Deputies were
responding to her 911 call the assailant chased her down and again began to
punch and kick her before dragging her back into the motel room where he
brutally beat her with a glass bottle causing her to suffer serious physical
injury including multiple lacerations to the face and legs and the loss of
several teeth.
Upon arrival at the scene Deputies arrested the assailant who was identified
as 38 year old Jamal S. Abrams who formerly resided in Herkimer and
Brooklyn, NY.
The victim was transported to O’Connor Hospital by Delhi Emergency
Squad and was subsequently transferred to U.H.S. Wilson Hospital in
Johnson City for further treatment.
Following an investigation by Deputies Abrams was charged with a number
of felony offenses including attempted murder in the second degree, assault
in the first degree and unlawful imprisonment in the first degree as well as
the class A misdemeanor offense of criminal possession of a weapon in the
fourth degree. The defendant was later arraigned in front of Judge Gumo at
Delhi Town Court and was remanded to the Delaware County Jail in lieu of
$100,000 cash bail or $200,000 bail bond. Two active Bench Warrants for
Abrams’ arrest that are held by the Herkimer Police Department were also
filed with the Delaware County Correctional Facility as detainers.
Deputies were assisted by members of the New York State Police and the
Delhi Police Department.