State Troopers Still Recuperating After Broome County Shootings
Trooper Ryan Thorp, who works out of Deposit, remains hospitalized at Wilson Medical Center in Johnson City.
Thorp was wounded last Wednesday night when he responded to a domestic dispute in the village of Deposit. He sustained injuries to an arm in the incident.
Trooper Becky Seager as she was released from Wilson Medical Center on June 10. (Photo: New York State Police)
Trooper Becky Seager, who works out of the Kirkwood station, was hospitalized for a short time at Wilson. A state police spokeswoman said Seager is receiving continuing care for complications from her injuries.
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Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin
New York State Police said the suspect, identified as Jason D. Johnson, 34, no address given, was spotted around 4:30 p.m. Thursday and taken into custody near a river bank off state Route 79.
Johnson is accused of shooting Trooper Becky Seager, a seven-year veteran of the New York State Police assigned to the Binghamton barracks.
The incident developed shortly after 8:30 p.m. Wednesday when representatives from the state police and Broome County Sheriff s Office responded to 1348 E. Windsor Road in the Town of Colesville to check on the welfare of a person, state police said.
Responding officers reportedly found a man with a long gun who disappeared into the woods. Gunshots were fired in the woods a short time later.
Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin
Jason D. Johnson, 34, of Colesville, was arraigned Friday morning at Broome County Central Arraignment Court on two counts of first-degree attempted murder, a felony.
Other charges are pending, according to New York State Police.
Johnson allegedly shot and wounded state Trooper Becky Seager during a confrontation Wednesday night near an address on East Windsor Road in the Town of Colesville.
Seager suffered a gunshot wound to the hip during an exchange of gunfire and was treated at UHS Wilson Medical Center in Johnson City. She was released late Thursday afternoon.
The incident developed shortly after 8:30 p.m. Wednesday when representatives from the state police and Broome County Sheriff s Office responded to 1348 E. Windsor Road for a suspicious person complaint.