Seneca Falls Man Charged with Harassment After Bar Dispute

Monday, July 28 News Staff

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Metal handcuffs rest on a wooden table surface. — <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Handcuffs_on_table.JPG">U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gustavo Castillo</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

A local man was arrested late Saturday night following a disturbance at a bar in Seneca Falls.

Police say 33-year-old Joseph McIlwain, of Seneca Falls, was taken into custody just before midnight Sunday and charged with second-degree harassment after a reported dispute.

McIlwain was issued an appearance ticket and is scheduled to appear in Seneca Falls Town Court at a later date.

The fact that a defendant has been charged with a crime is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.