State police arrested a Savona man after an investigation into a roadside deer shooting led to felony weapon charges.
James A. Labarr, 42, was taken into custody following a New York State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation probe into the unlawful possession and discharge of a firearm, state police said.
Troopers first responded around 8:13 p.m. on Nov. 3 to a report of an injured deer along State Route 226 in the town of Bath, Steuben County. During that response, investigators received information that a man had shot the deer with a handgun before leaving the scene.
State police said a follow-up investigation determined that Labarr, who has a prior felony conviction, possessed and fired a loaded handgun during the incident. Investigators later recovered the firearm and secured it as evidence.
Troopers located Labarr at his Savona residence on Dec. 19 and took him into custody without incident.
Labarr was charged with criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, a felony involving a loaded firearm, and criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree based on a prior conviction. State police processed him at SP Bath and transported him to the Steuben County Jail for CAP arraignment.
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