Suspect Arrested After Overnight Arson Spree at Oswego’s Hamilton Homes

OSWEGO –  On March 27, 2026, at approximately 7:32 PM, personnel from the Oswego Police Department and Oswego Fire Department were dispatched to 96 Hamilton Street, Hamilton Homes, for a reported dumpster fire.

While investigating the initial incident, police and fire personnel were dispatched at approximately 9:56 PM to a second dumpster fire at Hamilton Homes, a large residential apartment complex consisting of 28 buildings spanning several acres. Based on the circumstances, Oswego Police believed the incidents were connected and intentional, prompting an extensive investigation.

At approximately 1:40 AM, While still in the area, an Oswego Police patrol officer detected the odor of smoke and located a building within Hamilton Homes that was on fire. Oswego Police officers immediately began evacuating nearby residents after the fire was found to be in a recycling storage building connected to the apartments. Oswego Fire Department personnel were able to successfully extinguish the fire while officers conducted a search of the surrounding area.

As a result of that search, the suspect, 30-year-old Bradley L. Davis Jr. of Sandy Creek, was located hiding under a porch several blocks away.

Davis was taken into custody, processed on the following charges, and transported to Oswego CAP Court for arraignment:

• Burglary in the 3rd Degree (Class D Felony)
• Arson in the 3rd Degree (Class C Felony)
• Reckless Endangerment in the 1st Degree (Class D Felony)
• Criminal Mischief in the 2nd Degree (Class D Felony)
• Two Counts of Arson in the 5th Degree (Class A Misdemeanor)
• Two Counts of Reckless Endangerment in the 2nd Degree (Class A Misdemeanor)
• Criminal Mischief in the 3rd Degree (Class E Felony)
• Criminal Tampering in the 3rd Degree (Class B Misdemeanor)

Oswego City Police Department Robert A. Corradino, Mayor Phillip D. Cady, Police Chief 169 W Second Street Oswego, NY 13126 Phone: (315) 342-8120 Fax: (315) 216-2835 [email protected] www.OswegoNY.gov

• Obstruction of Governmental Administration in the 2nd Degree (Class A Misdemeanor)

The Oswego Police Department was assisted by the Oswego Fire Department, Oswego County Sheriff’s Office, SUNY Oswego Police, Menter Ambulance Service, and several local fire companies.

The Oswego Police Department would like to thank the residents of Hamilton Homes for their extensive assistance in the investigation into all three of these incidents.

Anyone with further information on these incidents can contact Captain Bryan Thompson at 315-342-8120.

Any further media inquires can be directed to Captain Bryan Thompson at 315-342-8893 or at [email protected]

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