17-05-2025
Four arrested in Brasher police raid; guns, cocaine seized
May 16—BRASHER FALLS — Guns, cocaine and drug paraphernalia were seized May 8 in a raid of a Brasher home that led to the arrest of four Brasher residents by the St. Lawrence County Sheriff's Office.
The St. Lawrence County Drug Task Force executed a search warrant on May 8 at the residence at 1148 Route 37C in the town of Brasher, leading to the seizure of 13 long guns, an AR-style short-barreled rifle ghost gun, brass knuckles, a high capacity magazine, a small amount of cocaine, as well as drug paraphernalia and packaging material.
Deputies charged Michael J. Labarr, 26, Brasher, with second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, three counts of third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, 13 counts of fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon and seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.
Stewart Deshane, 46, Devon M. Johnson, 26, and Jessica S. Deshane, 50, were each charged with second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, two counts of third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon and seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.
All four were arraigned in Canton Town Court by Justice Michael Morgan.
Labarr was remanded to the St. Lawrence County jail, Canton, in lieu of $50,000 cash bail or $100,000 bond.
Stewart Deshane and Johnson were remanded on $5,000 cash bail or $10,000 bond.
Jessica Deshane was released on her own recognizance.
They are to reappear in Canton Town Court at a later date.
The Drug Task Force was assisted in the search warrant execution by the Tri-County Special Response Team consisting of Clinton, Essex and Franklin county sheriff's departments as well as members of the Ticonderoga and Malone police departments.
The St. Lawrence County Sheriff's Office was assisted by members of the Drug Task Force, Massena, Canton and Ogdensburg police, as well as state police.
