Town of Chenango Man Arrested After Christmas Domestic Dispute Involving BB Gun
A Town of Chenango Man has been arrested following a domestic dispute on Christmas Day.
According to the Broome County Sheriff's Office, deputies responded to a report of a domestic dispute involving a woman with facial injuries, and a man with a possible weapon on Hiawatha Trail in the Town of Chenango.
Upon arrival, deputies located a female victim inside a vehicle outside the residence.
They also located the suspect, 49-year-old Benjamin T. Engbrecht walking out the front door of the residence.
Authorities say Engbrecht ignored verbal commands from deputies, and fought the deputies as well before he was detained.
An investigation revealed that Engbrecht had been in a domestic dispute with one of the victims earlier that evening. The victim's daughter then came to pick her up. Engbrecht then attacked the daughter with his fists and shotgun style BB gun before threatening both victims with the weapon.
Engbrecht was charged with the following:
• Assault in the 2nd Degree, a Class D Felony
• Assault in the 3rd Degree, a Class A Misdemeanor
• Menacing in the 2nd Degree (With a Weapon), a Class A Misdemeanor
• Reckless Endangerment in the 2nd Degree, a Class A Misdemeanor
• Resisting Arrest, a Class A Misdemeanor
• Obstruction of Governmental Administration in the 2nd Degree, a Class A Misdemeanor
He is currently in custody at the Broome County Correctional Facility.