Adam L. Mason
Adam L. Mason, 46, of Rome, died on July 5, 2026, while held at the Oneida County Correctional Facility in Oriskany, New York. Sheriff Robert Maciol said staff found him unresponsive in his cell, and he was taken to Wynn Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The New York Attorney General's Office, which reviews deaths in which an officer may have played a part, lists the death as a suicide, while the autopsy by the Onondaga County Medical Examiner's Office is still pending. The Sheriff's Office, the New York State Commission of Correction and the state Attorney General's Office are all investigating the death.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The New York Attorney General's Office lists the death as a suicide, while Sheriff Robert Maciol said the cause was pending the autopsy.
Reported by: New York State Office of the Attorney General, Office of Special Investigation (outside investigators).