GHENT, NY (WRGB) — A Philmont man is facing multiple felony weapons charges following an incident on August 27, according to Columbia County Sheriff Donald Krapf.
Around 12:30 am, sheriff’s deputies responded to County Route 21C near the Hawthorn Valley Farm in Ghent for a call of suspicious activity involving a Ford pickup truck driving back and forth; a man was reported yelling obscenities.
Deputies found a car matching the description in the Hawthorn Valley Farm parking lot. Deputies saw an AR-15 style rifle in plain view inside the vehicle, but the driver wasn’t present…