New York State Police in Painted Post arrested a Corning man following an investigation into a reported menacing incident in the town of Lindley.
On June 2nd, troopers responded to River Road for a report of a dispute involving a weapon. An investigation determined that a verbal altercation occurred between family members. During the incident, the suspect 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.
As a result of the investigation, Calyx Estep, 28, was arrested and charged with second-degree menacing, a class A misdemeanor, and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon with a previous conviction, a class D felony.
Estep was transported to the Painted Post barracks for processing before being taken to the Steuben County Jail for centralized arraignment.
