Updated Press Release: According to Oneida County Sheriff…

Updated Press Release:

According to Oneida County Sheriff, Robert Maciol, on September 23, 2026, around 4:08 PM, Deputies were dispatched to a farm on Fuess Cleary Road in the Town of Marshall for a reported farm accident involving a fatality.

Due to the nature of the call, members of the Oneida County Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigative Unit and Forensic Identification Unit responded to the scene.

A preliminary investigation showed that 27-year-old Hunter Cornelius had been working on a piece of farm equipment, which had been running, and was subsequently entrapped in the equipment. Cornelius was pronounced deceased at the scene.

The Oneida County Sheriff's Office was assisted on scene by members of the Waterville Fire Department and the Onondaga County Medical Examiner's Office.

Original Press Release:

According to Oneida County Sheriff Robert Maciol, Deputies are currently investigating a farm accident on Fuess Cleary Rd in the Town of Marshall. Further details may be released.