Oneonta Man Arrested

With Stolen Credit Card

ONEONTA – An Oneonta man was arrested with a stolen credit card and on two active warrants following a traffic stop on Chestnut Street, the OPD announced today.

Nicholas Cartelli, 40, was arrested last Tuesday at a traffic stop after he was suspected using a stolen credit card at the Stewart’s Shop on River Street. Though he gave a fictitious name,  subsequent investigation revealed Cartelli had two active warrants for his arrest, and his driving privileges had been suspended, the press release said.

Police said they discovered Cartelli was wanted by the OPD on a 2012 warrant for Criminal Obstruction of Breathing, stemming from a domestic incident that occurred in the presence of a child under 17 years of age.  Another warrant had been lodged against him from an out of county agency for the charge of False Personation.

He was charged with Criminal Possession of Stolen Property in the fourth degree, a class E felony, False Personation, a class B Misdemeanor, Criminal Obstruction of Breathing, a class A Misdemeanor Warrant and Endangering the welfare of a child, a class A Misdemeanor Warrant.