CORTLAND — Police have charged a man with multiple felonies after he allegedly broke into a residence and was subsequently stabbed in what authorities determined was an act of self-defense.
On Tuesday, May 13, at approximately 8:56 a.m., patrol officers from the Cortland Police Department responded to a reported disturbance at 105 Tompkins Street.
Upon arrival, officers found Dylan Witty suffering from multiple stab wounds, along with a second male subject who had also been involved in the incident.
Investigators determined that Witty had gone to the residence to confront the other individual and unlawfully forced entry into the resident’s bedroom.
According to police, Witty began striking the resident with a hard wooden object, causing multiple injuries that required hospital treatment.
The resident, acting in self-defense, stabbed Witty multiple times during the altercation.
Witty was transported to a local hospital for treatment and was released later the same day.
Following the investigation, Witty was charged with burglary in the second degree, a class C felony; assault in the second degree, a class D felony; and criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree, a class A misdemeanor.
Witty remains in custody at the Cortland Police Department awaiting arraignment.
The male resident involved in the incident has not been charged, police said.
The investigation remains ongoing.
