A Dansville man is facing felony charges after authorities say he was found in possession of a firearm despite a prior conviction.
Steuben County Sheriff’s deputies arrested 71-year-old Stephen A. Simonowicz on April 15 following a report of a man using methamphetamine and displaying a pistol.
Investigators allege Simonowicz, who has a prior criminal conviction, unlawfully possessed a firearm. He was charged with criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, a class D felony, and criminal possession of a firearm, a class E felony.
Simonowicz was arraigned in centralized arraignment court and released, according to the sheriff’s office.
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