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DEKALB — 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 Attorney’s Office. The St. Lawrence County Sheriff’s 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 “deceased with a gunshot to his body.” Charges were initially filed that day aga...

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 o...

DEKALB — 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 Attorney’s Office. The St. Lawrence County Sheriff’s 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 “deceased with a gunshot to his body.” Charges were initially filed that day aga...

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. Base...

Lawyer: John Anson ‘was defending himself’ during home invasion WWNY Lawyer: John Anson ‘was defending himself’ during home invasion By 7 News Staff | May 11, 2021 at 4:54 PM EDT - Updated May 11 at 9:36 PM TOWN OF DEKALB, N.Y. (WWNY) - John Anson’s lawyer says it’s unusual to have a murder charge dropped so quickly, but it has happened for his client. Anson had his murder charged dropped, along with the criminal possession of a weapon charge. His father, Char...

Thursday, May 6, 2021 - 5:34 am RICHVILLE -- A second man has been charged with murder stemming from an incident early Tuesday morning on CR 18 in DeKalb Junction, according to state police. Charles M. Anson, 51, was charged Wednesday with second-degree murder, second-degree criminal possession of a weapon and making a false written statement, deputies said. On Tuesday, 29-year old John Anson was charged with second-degree murder of Justin Massey, 40, Rossie. Massey was rep...

DEKALB — One person has been charged with murder in the Tuesday morning shooting death of a north country man, and two others have been arrested as the homicide investigation continues. The St. Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office has identified Justin A. Massey, 40, of Rossie, as the victim at 580 County Route 18, a village of Richville address in the southern portion of the town of DeKalb. Sheriff’s deputies were initially called to the residence at about 2:30 a.m. for a burglary i...

New details revealed in St. Lawrence County murder case DeKalb shooting scene (Source: WWNY) By Keith Benman | May 5, 2021 at 4:53 PM EDT - Updated May 5 at 4:54 PM TOWN OF DEKALB, N.Y. (WWNY) - We’re learning more about a shooting that left one man dead just outside of Richville Tuesday morning. It’s a story of a big fight, plenty of firepower, and maybe drugs. “The initial call was just an intruder and then when we got there, obviously, it was a homicide,” said St. ...

Second person charged with murder in St. Lawrence County shooting Charles Anson (Source: WWNY) By 7 News Staff | May 5, 2021 at 10:12 PM EDT - Updated May 6 at 6:22 PM TOWN OF DEKALB, N.Y. (WWNY) - A second person has been charged with murder in Tuesday’s shooting in St. Lawrence County. Wednesday night, sheriff’s deputies charged 51-year-old Charles Anson with second-degree murder, criminal possession of a weapon, and making a punishable false written statement. He was origina...