Disgraced ex-judge charged with threatening to burn down NYS polling place on Election Day

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A erstwhile upstate New York justness who did situation clip for fixing cases successful speech for rate and intersexual favors was locked up again aft he allegedly threatened to pain down a polling spot connected Tuesday.

Disgraced ex-judge Paul Lamson, 69, onetime colony justness successful Fowler, was charged pinch making a terroristic threat aft telling predetermination officials astatine municipality offices that he would return pinch a weapon and pain nan building down, state troopers said successful a property release.

Police said Lamson, who was released from authorities situation successful 2019 aft 2 years down bars, walked into nan Town of Fowler Offices soon aft 6:30 americium Tuesday to formed his vote, but flipped retired erstwhile he was told he couldn’t ballot and was turned away.

Former colony justness Paul Lamson.Disgraced erstwhile Fowler Village Justice Paul Lamson was charged pinch threatening canvass workers connected Election Day. St. Lawrence County Jail

New York allows ex-cons to ballot but constabulary said nan erstwhile judge hadn’t re-registered aft leaving prison.

“He became irate and started making threatening remarks specified arsenic burning nan spot down and returning pinch a firearm,” authorities constabulary said successful a statement. “The antheral fled nan scene.”

Lamson, who pleaded blameworthy to bribe receiving and charismatic misconduct successful 2017 for taking bribes from defendants, was arrested adjacent nan scene, WWNY-TV said.

He was arraigned later successful nan time and ordered held connected $250,000 bail, authorities constabulary said.

It was unclear if Lamson was still being held successful jailhouse connected Wednesday and nan St. Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office did not respond to a petition for accusation from The Post.

Town of Fowler Town Offices.State constabulary said erstwhile judge Paul Lamson, an ex-con, threatened to return to this polling spot pinch a weapon and pain it down aft he was turned distant connected Election Day. WWNY
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