Update: 11:45pm:
After a nearly two hour wait, the man accused of shooting an Oneida County Sheriff's deputy was finally arraigned.
Brian Brown is charged with attempted murder, which is a felony. Brown tried to enter a guilty plea in Floyd Town Court Friday night, but guilty pleas are not permissable in local courts for felony crimes. A not guilty plea was entered.
Brown was scheduled to be arraigned at 9:30pm, but the proceedings didn't happen until about 11:15pm.
Brown is scheduled to be back in court on August 3rd.
Update 8:05pm:
Brian Brown will be charged with attempted murder.
The man police say shot an Oneida County Sheriff's deputy was taken into custody without incident on Miller Street in Utica this evening. Brown is scheduled to be arraigned at 9:30pm in the Town of Floyd Court. He is expected to be sent without bail to Oneida County Jail.
We will have a news crew at Brown's arraignment. Tune in to NBC3 and CBS5 News at 11:00, and here on CNYcentral.com for updates.
Utica Observer-Dispatch coverage of capture of man wanted for bank robbery and shooting a police officer including details about Brian Brown having a gun wrapped in a t-shirt when he was finally caught.
Utica television station WKTV-TV coverage of capture.
Update at 5:20pm:
The man accused of shooting an Oneida County Sheriff's deputy is now in custody.
Rome Public Safety Commissioner James Masucci says Brian Brown was captured just a little while ago on either Neilson Street or Miller Street in Utica. Masucci did not confirm which police agency captured Brown.
Details on the arrest are still coming into the newsroom. Stay tuned to NBC3 and CBS5 News, along with CNYcentral.com for the latest information as it comes in.
Update at 12:25pm:
Investigators in Oneida County no longer think the man accused of shooting a police officer is hiding in the woods near SUNY IT.
Oneida County Undersheriff Peter Paravati tells CNY Central there is currently no command post or perimeter set up in the vicinity of the school.
However, there are extra patrols in the area, as deputies and other law enforcement officials conduct interviews and follow-up on leads.
The undersheriff says Brian Brown should be considered armed and dangerous. If you see him, call 911.
Earlier:
One of the two armed men involved in yesterday's bank robbery in Rome was arraigned this morning.
Ikiko K. Brown, 24, of Utica plead not guilty to one count of robbery in the first degree in Rome City Court. Bail was set at $250,000.
Police say Ikiko Brown and Brian J.Brown entered the NBT bank branch on Black River Boulevard at 9:34 am yesterday. Witnesses tell police one of the suspects fired a shot from a semi-automatic handgun into the the bank's ceiling and demanded money, then took off with cash.
After a 15-mile chase down Route 49 in the Town of Marcy, police were able to capture Ikiko Brown. But that's when things took a turn for the worse. As he was being taken into custody, police say Brian Brown moved into the drivers seat of the car and took off down Edic Road. The nearby SUNY IT campus was put on lockdown and neighbors and businesses in the area were put on alert.
A short time later, investigators say, Brian Brown tried to take off on foot, exchanging gunfire with Oneida County Sheriff's deputy Michael Burger. Deputy Burger was wounded in the ankle. He is recovering and is expected to be okay.
At this hour, Brian Brown is still at large. Police continue to search the wooded area near the SUNY IT campus on Edic and Mulaney Roads. The campus remains closed today. Authorities say Brown should be considered armed and dangerous.
