Oneida County, NY – An inmate at the Oneida County Correctional Facility has been charged after deputies say they discovered homemade weapons during a recent cell sweep.
According to Oneida County Sheriff Robert Maciol, corrections officers conducted a search of several cells on November 13, 2025, and found that 39-year-old Lovenson McRae, of Utica, was allegedly in possession of three homemade weapons. Due to the seriousness of the find, the case was referred to the Sheriff’s Criminal Investigations Unit.
On Monday, November 17, McRae was charged with two counts of Promoting Prison Contraband in the First Degree—both Class D felonies—and one count in the Second Degree, a Class A misdemeanor.
Authorities say McRae was processed and returned to the correctional facility, where he will be arraigned at CAP Court on the listed charges.
The Sheriff’s Office has not released additional details about the type of weapons or how they were made, but the investigation remains active.
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