Utica Man Arrested After Damaging Wall Inside Oneida County Office Building

October 27, 2025 – Utica, NYA Utica man was taken into custody Monday morning after allegedly punching a hole in a wall inside the Oneida County Office Building.

According to the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office, at approximately 10:19 a.m., 33-year-old Paul Vannort II was leaving a waiting room on the first floor of the building when he struck a wall with a closed fist, causing a fist-sized hole.

Sheriff’s Deputies assigned to the Office Building immediately detained Vannort and took him into custody. He was transported to the Kurt B. Wyman Law Enforcement Building, where he was charged with Criminal Mischief in the Fourth Degree (Section 145.00, Subsection 1 of the New York State Penal Law), a Class A misdemeanor.

Vannort was processed and issued an appearance ticket returnable to Utica City Court at a later date.

During the arrest process, Deputies learned that Vannort was currently on state parole. The New York State Division of Parole was notified, and a violation of parole warrant was issued. Vannort was subsequently transported to the Oneida County Correctional Facility, where he was turned over to Correctional Officers and held on a parole violation.