Posted on: August 18, 2025 09:20 AM

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State Police arrest Brunswick man following Schaghticoke dispute involving a firearm

On August 12, 2025, State Police of Brunswick arrested William E. Foster, 38 of Brunswick, NY for

Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the second degree, a class “C” felony

Two counts of Reckless Endangerment in the first degree, a class “D” felony

Two counts of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the fifth degree, a class “D” felony

Two counts of Criminal Contempt in the first degree, a class “E” felony

Two counts of Endangering the Welfare of a Child, a class ”A” Misdemeanor

Menacing in the second degree, a class ”A” Misdemeanor

Two counts of Criminal Contempt in the second degree, a class “A” Misdemeanor

August 9, 2025, at about 1:59 p.m. Troopers responded to a home in Schaghticoke, NY for the reports of a disturbance with shots fired. The investigation determined Foster had reportedly come to the residence without being invited and engaged in a verbal altercation with an adult victim. Foster was allegedly inside a vehicle stopped in the roadway and the victim who was known to him was outside of the vehicle while another adult was standing outside the home. During the argument, Foster reportedly recklessly discharged a firearm from within the vehicle, then fled in the vehicle. No injuries were reported. Further investigation determined there was an Active stay-away Court order against Foster listing the two victims involved as protected parties at the time of the incident. In addition, two children under the age of 16 were inside the home when the firearm was discharged. As a result of this investigation, an arrest warrant was issued for Foster by the Schaghticoke Town Court on August 11, 2025.

From NYSP