One person is dead and an Otsego County Sheriff’s Deputy is recovering at a local hospital after a pursuit in the village of Richfield Springs and the town of
Springfield. The deceased suspect was identified Wednesday as Matthew E. All, age 23 of Sharon Springs, NY.
Tuesday afternoon troopers approached a subject in a vehicle who had been accused of harassing then threatening a victim with a knife. The suspect fled from troopers and a pursuit ensued traveling east on State Route 20. As the man approached the intersection of State Routes 20 and 80, an Otsego County Sheriff’s Deputy was stationary in his vehicle facing west and monitoring the pursuit with his emergency lights activated. For an unknown reason, the subject crossed into oncoming traffic and struck the Deputy head-on.
The Deputy was transported to Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown with serious but non-life threating injuries. The suspect died at the scene. The investigation is on-going.
