Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Man indicted on charges of menacing 3 others

CANTON — A man with no known address was indicted Thursday by a St. Lawrence County grand jury on three counts of menacing.

James Austin,54, also was indicted on two counts of third-degree criminal possession of a weapon.

Mr. Austin is accused of threatening to shoot Gerald P. Senecal on Aug. 31 in the town of Edwards, grabbing Michael K. Toohey by the throat while threatening to kill him and his children, and telling Carl F. Sanders, "I am going to count to 10 and you will be dead."

The indictment also alleges Mr. Austin had two 50-round ammunition-feeding devices.

The grand jury also indicted:

Shawn G. Granger,36, of 25262 Bradley St. Road, Watertown, andTerry L. Granger Jr.,41, of 724 Gilbert St., Watertown, on charges of first-degree criminal possession of marijuana. They allegedly had 32 pounds of marijuana in their car Aug. 3 in the town of Waddington.

Shawn Granger served more than five years in state prison for two previous drug convictions, according to the state Department of Correctional Services Web site.

Jody L. Matthews,37, of 261 Talcville Road, Edwards, on charges of aggravated driving while intoxicated, DWI and first-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle.

Mr. Matthews was accused of driving on Route 58 in the town of Gouverneur on Sept. 18 with a blood alcohol content of 0.18 percent. A BAC level of 0.08 percent or more is considered proof of intoxication under state law. Aggravated DWI is charged when the BAC is 0.18 percent or more.

He also was charged with DWI as a felony. Mr. Matthews has a previous DWI conviction from Edwards Town Court on May 1, when his license was revoked.

David E. McRobbie,29, Hermon, on charges of DWI as a felony.

Mr. McRobbie reportedly crashed his all-terrain vehicle Aug. 13 on Main Street in Hermon. He has a previous DWI conviction from DeKalb Town Court on June 27, 2006.

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