A dispute between family members in Steuben County led to felony and misdemeanor charges after state police said a Corning man threatened another person with a hammer.
Calyx Angelo Estep, 28, of Corning, was arrested following an investigation into a reported menacing incident on River Road in the town of Lindley. State Police responded to the scene at approximately 2:13 p.m. on June 2 after receiving a report of a dispute involving a weapon.
According to investigators, a verbal altercation escalated when Estep allegedly displayed a hammer and threatened the victim, causing the victim to fear physical injury. Troopers recovered a metal hammer from the property and secured it as evidence.
Estep was charged with second-degree menacing and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon. Police said the felony weapons charge stems from a previous conviction.
After being processed at State Police in Painted Post, Estep was transported to the Steuben County Jail for centralized arraignment.
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