WESTMORELAND, NY - A 66-year-old Oneida County man has been charged with first-degree assault after police said he shot his son in the torso early today.

Jeffrey Everetts of 6840 Lowell Road in Westmoreland is accused of shooting his 30-year-old son, Robert R. Everetts. The call to Oneida County dispatch came in at about 4 a.m., according to an online log.

Oneida County sheriff's deputies said the victim fled the residence after being shot and then called for a ride to his own home in Whitestown. Once there, police said he was taken to St. Elizabeth's Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.



Jeffrey Everetts was arraigned on the felony charge and remanded to the Oneida County jail on $25,000 cash bail or $50,000 bond. Police said the investigation was continuing.

A photo of the suspect is not available at this time.