Man Arrested at High School Track Meet for Weapons Possession and Child Endangerment

Armed man arrested at Johnson City High School track meet. Police were called to Johnson City High School around 2:40 p.m. Saturday for reports of a man who had grabbed a female athlete and was leading her toward a parking lot, telling her she had to leave with him. The man, later identified as 40-year-old Colin Williams of Johnson City, was detained by coaches from the Horseheads and Owego-Apalachin track teams. They confiscated a knife from him. When police arrived, he was placed in handcuffs. Officers then discovered that he was in possession of a loaded 10mm Glock handgun. According to a police department news release, investigators determined that Williams was intoxicated and believed the girl he grabbed was his daughter. Williams has been charged with felony criminal possession of a weapon and misdemeanor endangering the welfare of a child. He was arraigned and ordered held at Broome County Jail.

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