According to Oneida County Sheriff Robert Maciol, a City of…

According to Oneida County Sheriff Robert Maciol, a City of Rome man has been arrested following a contraband complaint at the Oneida County Correctional Facility. On October 5, 2025, Corrections Officers conducted a cell search of an inmate who was incarcerated at the Oneida County Correctional Facility. The cell at the time was assigned and belonged to Frank J. Phelps. Through the course of the cell search a pointed triangular shaped piece of metal was located above a fire suppression system sprinkler head within the cell. Due to the item being considered dangerous contraband a Road Patrol Deputy responded to the Correctional Facility to begin the investigation. While the Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigation Unit continued the investigation Phelps was released from the Oneida County Correctional Facility on the charges for which he was being held and transferred to supervision through the Oneida County Probation Department. On October 20, 2025, Phelps was taken into custody by a Road Patrol Deputy at the Oneida County Probation Department, Rome location. Phelps was then transported to the Law Enforcement building where he was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Unit and booked on the charge of Promoting Prison Contraband in the First Degree, a class D Felony. Phelps was then turned over to staff at the Oneida County Correctional Facility to await proceedings in CAP Court.