NORWICH – The Norwich Police Department has made yet another surprising arrest within the city, only days after charging a man with murder in an unrelated crime. Fourteen-year-old Ty A. Tumminia, Norwich, has been charged with second-degree attempted murder. While police initially declined to identify the boy, his name was released by Chenango County Court early this morning; Tumminia will be tried as an adult.
“Police initially responded to a 9-1-1 call Sunday and once there they discovered an adult female unconscious. While attending to the female’s injuries, the 14-year-old male left the residence, taking a car parked in the driveway,” said Norwich Police Chief Joseph Angelino. Police said the victim did live with her attacker in a south-side city residence, but declined to confirm their relationship.
A Norwich Fire Department Ambulance took the female victim to the emergency room at Chenango Memorial Hospital Sunday night. She has since been released and is expected to fully recover.
At about 7:30 a.m. Monday, New York State Troopers discovered Tumminia along Rt. 12 just south of the city and took him into custody.
District Attorney Joseph McBride has decided to prosecute the teen-ager as an adult for attempted 2nd degree murder.
“Due to the severity of this crime where the victim would have likely have died if it was not for the arrival of police, we made the decision to charge him as an adult,” said McBride. The defense in the case will have the option to make a motion in court to move the case back to Family Court, effectively rescinding that the teen be tried as an adult.
“I want to stress to the community this is a terrible coincidence and this case is in no way related to last week’s crime on Henry Street,” said Chief Angelino.
The teen-ager was arraigned in front of Judge Howard Sullivan and then remanded to a Division for Youth Secure Detention Facility and will be scheduled to appear in court at later date.