ROUSES POINT, NY — State Police have charged a man with second-degree murder following the stabbing death of a 57-year-old man at a village motel.
Austin Lapier, 31, of Rouses Point, was arrested March 28 in connection with the death of Tyrone Biggs, 57, of Rouses Point.
State Police responded to the Anchorage Motel at 164 Lake Street at approximately 1:54 a.m. March 28 for a report of an unresponsive male.
Biggs was found dead in his apartment at the motel.
The Clinton County Coroner responded to the scene, pronounced Biggs dead and authorized the removal of his body to Glens Falls Hospital.
An autopsy performed March 29 at approximately 9:00 a.m. by Forensic Pathologist Dr. Michael Sikirica determined the cause of death to be severe hemorrhage resulting from a stab wound to the neck.
Dr. Sikirica ruled the manner of death as a homicide.
An investigation determined that Lapier killed Biggs during the evening hours of March 27.
Lapier was located and taken into custody with assistance from the Northern Regional Special Response Team and transported to State Police Champlain for questioning.
State Police charged Lapier with murder in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree.
Lapier was arraigned in the Town of Mooers and remanded to the Clinton County Jail without bail.
