CATSKILL, NY — A Tannersville man was arrested on felony weapons charges following an investigation into a menacing incident involving a firearm.
Ingus Drozds, 44, of Tannersville, was taken into custody March 30 at John F. Kennedy International Airport by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
The Troop F Bureau of Criminal Investigation announced the arrest March 30.
Drozds faces two counts of criminal possession of a weapon in the 3rd degree, class D felonies.
He also faces charges of endangering the welfare of a child, a class A misdemeanor; menacing in the 2nd degree, a class A misdemeanor; criminal possession of a weapon in the 4th degree, a class A misdemeanor; and criminal purchase of a semiautomatic rifle, a class A misdemeanor.
The investigation began March 20.
Drozds is accused of menacing a 42-year-old female victim with a firearm in the presence of a 2-year-old child.
A search warrant was executed at his residence in Tannersville March 21.
The search yielded one AR-15 5.56/.223 caliber semi-automatic rifle and nine Amend2 30-round high-capacity magazines with red followers.
Drozds was turned over to the New York State Police and transported to State Police Catskill for processing.
He was arraigned in the Town of Catskill Court and remanded to the Greene County Jail.
Bail was set at $50,000 cash or $50,000 bond.
The victim was issued a full stay away order of protection.
