Bath man arrested after pointing rifle at children near school soccer field

BATH, N.Y. ( WETM ) — A Bath man is facing a number of charges after police said he pointed a rifle at a group of children after a dispute at a home near the high school soccer field in Bath on Wednesday.

According to the Village of Bath Police Department, 31-year-old Daryck Rawleigh was arrested on Wednesday, Sept. 4, on the following charges:

• Criminal possession of a weapon in the 3rd degree, a class D felony.
• Three counts of menacing in the second degree, a class A misdemeanor.
• Two counts of endangering the welfare of a child, a class A misdemeanor.

Police said that officers were sent to the Bath Central School soccer field near Maple Heights and Charles Street for a report that a male had brandished a gun toward children.

When units arrived at the area, they were sent toward a home where the incident took place on Charles Street. Interviews were done with everyone involved and police learned that a dispute happened between Rawleigh and the group of Juveniles.

Police said that during the dispute, Rawleigh showed an AR-15 rifle which was recovered at the scene.

Rawleigh was arrested and taken to the Bath Village Police Department for processing and then to the Steuben County Jail to await a court hearing.

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