Teen Locked In Cell At Abandoned Prison Calls Police For Help, Before Being Arrested

TOWN OF FISHKILL, NY — First, there was a rescue. Then, there was an arrest at an abandoned Hudson Valley prison.

New York State Police say that on Saturday, shortly after midnight, troopers from Wappinger responded to the former Downstate Correctional Facility, on Red Schoolhouse Road, in the Town of Fishkill, after receiving a trespass report.

Once at the scene, troopers discovered that the caller, 19-year-old Cody M. Mallon, of Argyle, had accidentally locked himself inside one of the prison's cells.

Troopers learned that Mallon had unlawfully entered the unused facility by crawling through a hole in the perimeter fence. He told state police that he wanted to take photos inside the facility, but became trapped in a cell.

With the help of the Glenham Fire Department, troopers helped Mallon out of the cell, and then arrested him. He was charged with misdemeanor third-degree criminal trespass, with a scheduled appearance date in the Town of Fishkill Court.