A Cortland County woman has been arrested for allegedly spraying her neighbor and her neighbor’s dog with a can of bear spray.
60-year-old Maxine Malone, of Homer, was arrested Tuesday on an arrest warrant for the misdemeanor of Unlawfully Possessing a Noxious Material.
On February 11, Troopers were dispatched to a dispute on Mountain View Drive in Homer. An investigation determined that Malone and another neighbor were in a verbal dispute while on Mountain View Drive when Malone took a can of bear spray out of her vehicle’s glove compartment, spraying the neighbor and the neighbor’s dog. Both the victim and the dog were checked out by members from TLC.
In New York State it is legal to carry pepper spray for self-defense, but the canister must be no larger than .75 ounces and the concentration of the active chemical content (capsaicinoids) cannot be more than .7%. It was determined that Malone used a can that was 7.9 ounces and contained 2.0% capsaicinoids.
Malone was processed at SP Homer, then transported to the Cortland County Correctional Facility for centralized arraignment.
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