Defendant: Connor Scanlan (DOB 5/2/99)
July 15, 2020 -- Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr. announced Connor Scanlan of Yorktown was charged Sunday with multiple crimes after bullets from his .22 caliber rifle exited his house and pierced the walls of his neighbor’s home. No one was injured.
Specifically, Scanlan is charged with
- Reckless Endangerment in the First Degree, a class D felony
- Criminal Mischief in the Second Degree, a class D felony
- Prohibited Use of a Weapon, a misdemeanor
Scanlan was arrested Sunday, July 12, 2020, and arraigned later that day before Judge Salvatore Lagonia in the Yorktown Justice Court by video conferencing. He was released on his own recognizance. His next court date is scheduled for August 18, 2020.
Background
On Sunday, July 12, 2020, at approximately 3:45 p.m., Connor Scanlan’s neighbors on Friends Road heard loud bangs and repeated impacts to the side of their home. Yorktown Police responded. When they arrived, they found several bullet holes in the siding of both the Scanlan residence and the adjoining house. One bullet entered the neighbor’s bathroom and landed in the shower where a woman was bathing. She was not injured.
When asked, Scanlan told police he had been target shooting with a .22 caliber rifle in the hallway of his house. Police secured Scanlan’s rifle along with several other airsoft rifles and related paraphernalia. The .22 rifle is a legally owned weapon.
The investigation continues. The case is being handled by the District Attorney’s Yorktown Branch.
In compliance with the Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 3.6, you are advised that a charge is merely an accusation and that a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
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