A man who allegedly assaulted a Batavia police officer yesterday Friday has surrendered.
Paul F. Daly, 28, of 29 Waverly St., Cattaraugus, was at large since being released from a facility where he was taken for a mental-health evaluation. Before police could arrest him on criminal charges, Daly was let go and the police were not notified.
Daly, who was a patient at the VA Medical Center, surrendered to State Police in Amity.
Batavia PD Warrant Officer Dennis Rider negotiated with Daly to convince him to turn himself in.
"Basically, I started with family members, because they didn't want to say where he was, but I convinced them that the safest thing was for him to turn himself in," Rider said. "I wanted to avoid a confrontation if at all possible."
Daly is being transported by State Police to Batavia.
UPDATE: We've also learned that Chris Camp, the officer who was reportedly attacked, did try to deploy his Taser. The Taser was ineffective. Det. Schauf said, "it did not have its intended effect," though why it didn't work as it should is unknown. As we reported previously, a passing citizen helped Camp subdue the suspect.
UPDATE 6:52 p.m.: Daly was delivered back into Batavia police custody this evening. He was arraigned and jailed without bail.
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