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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.
Murder charge against John Anson dropped John Anson (Source: St. Lawrence County Correctional Facility) By Keith Benman, Jeff Cole, and Garrett Domblewski | May 10, 2021 at 10:32 PM EDT - Updated May 11 at 8:31 AM
TOWN OF DEKALB, N.Y. (WWNY) - St. Lawrence County District Attorney Gary Pasqua has dismissed a 2nd degree murder charge against 29 year old John Anson of Richville.
Anson was originally charged last week, after a May 4th shooting death at his family’s property. 40 year old Justin Massey of Rossie was shot and killed at 580 County Route 18 in the town of DeKalb.
Pasqua says along with the murder charge, a weapons charge against John Anson will also be dropped, however he may still face a 2nd degree assault charge.
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.
Tuesday, May 11, 2021 - 2:02 pm
BY ANDY GARDNER
North Country This Week
CANTON Murder charges against a Richville man have been dropped, according to St. Lawrence County District Attorney Gary Pasqua.
John Anson, 30, had been charged with second-degree murder and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon in the May 4 death of Justin Massey, 40.
“At the time on Tuesday evening (May 4), we believed those charges were appropriate based on the information we had. Based on further investigation and a review of physical evidence, it became apparent those charges weren’t appropriate for Mr. Anson any longer,” Pasqua said.
He still faces a second-degree assault felony charge and is released under probationary supervision.