November 21, 2012
From The-Leader.com
BATH — According to the Steuben County Sheriff’s Office, Robert A. Connis was hunting Saturday on Round Lake Road with five other people. While hunting, Connis shot himself in the foot when a shotgun leaning against a pickup began to fall over and discharged, deputies said.
Connis, 30, of West Lamoka Avenue, Savona, was charged with fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon, a class A misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in jail. He was charged because he is a convicted felon and was in possession of a firearm. Connis served prison time for attempted forgery.