Posted on: July 02, 2025 09:50 AM

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Domestic incident in Cortland County results in arrest

On June 27, 2025, at approximately 2:16 p.m., New York State Police at Homer arrested Sebastian Leigh Eccleston, age 49 of Pitcher, NY for the class “D” felony of Strangulation in the second degree and the misdemeanor of Assault in the third degree. 

On June 24, 2025, Troopers were dispatched by the Cortland County 911 Center to Cortland Guthrie Medical Center for a report of a domestic dispute.  The investigation determined that the incident occurred on June 13 and began with an argument in a vehicle. The victim stopped the vehicle while in Marathon and Eccleston is accused of choking the victim and having physical contact with the victim, causing pain and injury. 

From NYSP