ROME, N.Y. — Five juveniles were arrested in connection with an assault along the Erie Canal in late August, the Rome Police Department said.
The department announced that the investigation into an assault concluded on Sept. 2. The department announced the end of its investigation in a Facebook post on Friday.
The department said members of the Division & Juvenile Aid Division identified, located and charged five juveniles in connection with the incident. All five of the juveniles were charged with assault in the third degree.
Their names were not released due to their age.
On Aug. 27, the department charged Damaris Brane, 34, with two counts of endangering the welfare of a child in connection with the assault. The department said she is the mother of two of the children who were involved.
Damaris Brane, 34. (Aug. 27, 2026) (PHOTO SOURCE: ROME POLICE DEPARTMENT)
Additional charges against her remain possible, the department said.
The investigation into the assault began when the Rome Police Department was made aware of a social video showing the juveniles attacking a man under a bridge by the Erie Canal. The department said the assault occurred sometime around Aug. 26.
At the time, the police said it needed the public’s help identifying the juveniles involved.