DEKALB â As of Monday, murder and weapons charges against John C. Anson in the shooting death of a Rossie man have been dismissed, according to the St. Lawrence County District Attorneyâs Office.
The St. Lawrence County Sheriffâs Office was initially called for a burglary in progress at about 2:30 a.m. May 4, at 580 County Route 18, where deputies say they found 40-year-old Justin A. Massey âdeceased with a gunshot to his body.â
Charges were initially filed that day against two of the propertyâs residents, father and son Charles M. Anson, 51, and John, 29, as well as Kayla M. Briggs, 25, of DeKalb Junction.