A Port Byron man is facing multiple felony and misdemeanor charges after a domestic violence investigation in Cayuga County led State Police to uncover several illegal weapons and firearm components.
Troopers responded to a report of a domestic incident at a residence in the Town of Throop on Saturday. Upon arrival, officers located the victim at a neighboring home suffering from visible facial injuries.
Investigators said the victim reported that an argument with 28-year-old Christopher Pearson escalated into a physical assault. During the incident, Pearson allegedly struck the victim multiple times and threatened her with what she believed was a firearm.
As part of the investigation, troopers conducted a consensual search of the residence and discovered multiple suspected ghost guns, firearm suppressors, ammunition feeding devices, and unfinished firearm frames. The New York State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation then assumed control of the case.
Authorities later located Pearson in Oswego County and took him into custody without incident. State Police said children who were present during the incident were found safe.
Pearson was charged with six felony counts of criminal possession of a weapon, including three counts involving alleged possession of silencers and three counts involving ammunition feeding devices. He was also charged with aggravated family offense, a felony.
Additional misdemeanor charges include two counts of criminal possession of a weapon for alleged possession of ghost guns, one count of criminal possession of a weapon involving an unfinished firearm frame, assault in the third degree, and menacing in the second degree.
Pearson was processed at the State Police barracks in Auburn and transported to the Cayuga County Jail for centralized arraignment.
The investigation remains ongoing and is being conducted by the New York State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation.
The fact that a defendant has been charged with a crime is merely an accusation, and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
