A former New York judge who served prison time for fixing cases in exchange for cash and sexual favors was jailed again on Tuesday after allegedly threatening to burn down a polling place. Went.
Disgraced former Judge Paul Lamson, 69, who was once the village judge in Fowler, was charged with making terroristic threats after telling election officials at the town offices that he would return with a gun and burn down the building. State troopers said in a press release,
Police said Lamson, who was released from state prison in 2019 after serving two years behind bars, went to the Town of Fowler office just after 6:30 a.m. Tuesday to cast his vote, but when he was told When he realized that he could not vote, he walked out. Was turned away.
New York allows former presidents to vote but police said the former judge had not re-registered after being released from prison.
“He became angry and started making threatening comments such as burning the place down and returning with a firearm,” state police said in a statement. “The male fled the scene.”
Lamson, who pleaded guilty in 2017 to bribery and official misconduct for accepting bribes from the defendants, was arrested near the scene. WWNY-TV said.
He was later arraigned and ordered released on $250,000 bail, state police said.
It was not clear whether Lamson was still being held at the jail Wednesday, and the St. Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office did not respond to a request for information from The Post.
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