Police are asking for the public’s help to identify the person who died in a one-vehicle crash Wednesday in Solon and to figure out what that person and the other occupant were doing in the hours leading up to the accident, the Cortland County Sheriff’s Office announced Friday.
Police on Friday also announced that Isaac D. Faircloth, 21, of Church Street in Cortland, was the survivor, and he has been charged with second-degree criminal contempt, a misdemeanor, for violating an order of protection in the city of Cortland. He was also charged with fourth-degree grand larceny, a felony, and second-degree obstructing governmental administration, a misdemeanor.
Police initially withheld the identities of the occupants as their families were contacted and on Friday released Faircloth’s name.
He was arraigned through Central Arraignment and sent to Cortland County Jail, pending payment of $500 cash bail or $1,000 bond. He is scheduled to appear Jan. 3 in Cortland City Court on the criminal contempt charge and Jan. 10 in Solon Town Court on the obstruction and grand larceny charges.
Faircloth was taken by TLC Emergency Medical Services ambulance to Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse for treatment of injuries after the accident and later released.
A 2015 Nissan Sentra was northbound on Stillwell Road in Solon when the driver lost control and the car left the road and hit a tree at 3:53 a.m., according to a news release issued Friday afternoon by the Sheriff’s Office. Police said Faircloth obstructed the investigation at the crash site and they are trying to determine whether he or the other person was driving at the time.
“We are asking for the Public’s Assistance for any information regarding the whereabouts of Isaac Faircloth and the unidentified occupant of the vehicle in the early morning hours of December 27, 2023 from approximately 1:00 AM to 3:53 AM,” according to a Sheriff’s Office news release issued Friday. “They are also believed to have been in the area of the City of Cortland, Town of Cortlandville, Village of McGraw and Town of Solon during this time period. We are looking for any information or video footage that would assist in this investigation.”
During the investigation, police found Faircloth possessed a stolen credit card and that he had violated a full stay away order of protection in the city of Cortland, according to news release.
Lt. Garry Williams of the county Sheriff’s Office declined Friday afternoon to release additional information on the accident, noting the investigation is still in progress.
Anyone with any relevant information is asked to contact the Sheriff’s Office’ Criminal Investigation Division at 607-758-6151.
