Dunkirk, NY - On November 29, 2021, shortly before 3:00 p.m., State Police received a report of a menacing complaint that occurred on I-90 in the town of Dunkirk. A truck driver reported that a male passenger of a silver Ford F150 pointed what appeared to be an assault rifle at him, out the window of the truck, while traveling on the Thruway.
Responding Troopers located and stopped the F150 in the area of mile marker 468. While interviewing the occupants, a Stag Arms AR-15 loaded with a 30-round magazine, was observed in the vehicle, along with a bag containing an additional 125 live rounds.
The passenger, Tyler S. Ringwood, 23, of Charleston, Il, was taken into custody, transported, and processed at SP Dunkirk. He was subsequently charged with Criminal Possession of a Weapon 2nd degree (loaded firearm); a Class C Felony, Criminal Possession of a Weapon 3rd degree (large capacity ammunition feeding device) and Criminal Possession of a Weapon 3rddegree (Assault Rifle); both Class D Felonies, and Menacing (with a weapon) in the 2nd degree; a Class A Misdemeanor.
Ringwood was arraigned before the Town of Brant Court and was remanded to the Erie County Holding Center in lieu of $500 cash bail or bond. The driver of the F150 was not charged in this incident.
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