Marathon Man Charged With Criminal Possession of a Weapon During Domestic, Resisting Arrest

The Cortland County Sheriff’s Office says officers were dispatched just after two in the morning on Friday, March 6 to a residence on Route 221 in Lapeer for a domestic incident. After arriving on scene, officers determined 23 year old Roger F. Brigham III of Marathon, had displayed a weapon while he made threatening statements to a victim.

The Sheriff’s Office says when officers attempted to place Brigham into custody, he physically resisted arrest. He would eventually be taken into custody and charged with Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the 4th, Menacing in the 2nd, Resisting Arrest, and Obstructing Governmental Admin. in the 2nd, all Misdemeanors.

Brigham was transported to the Sheriff’s Office for processing and turned over to the Cortland County Jail for Centralized Arraignment later Friday morning. He was released on his own recognizance. Brigham is due in Lapeer Town Court at a later date.