NEW LEBANON – A Stephentown man has been charged with criminal possession of a weapon and reckless endangerment for firing a shot from a 9mm handgun and striking a nearby vehicle.
Robert King, 52, was also charged with criminal mischief in connection with the incident that occurred just before 7 p.m. on September 3.
Troopers were dispatched to a residence on Route 22 for a report of a bullet hole in the caller’s vehicle. Investigators determined King fired a shot from the handgun despite not having a pistol permit for the weapon and knowing a residence was within his line of fire.
King was arraigned and remanded to the Columbia County Jail in lieu of $1,500 cash bail or bond.
