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Law and Order: Pistol permit holder accused of brandishing handgun

By Howard B. Owens

Steven M. Mogle, 56, of 28 Greenbriar Drive, Lancaster, is charged with menacing, 2nd. Mogle was charged after he allegedly brandished a handgun during an argument over a parking spot with another driver at Tully's on East Main Street, Batavia. Mogle has a NYS pistol permit for the weapon.

Stacy Lynn Maholick, 24, of Route 20 Alexander, is charged with falsifying business records, 1st, and petit larceny. Maholick is accused of completing 11 false merchandise returns and taking cash for the returns while employed at Radio Shack on Veterans Memorial Drive, Batavia.

Brian Paul Griffen, 27, of South Pearl Street, Oakfield, is charged with burglary, 3rd, and grand larceny, 4th. Griffen was arrested in connection with an alleged incident reported at 11 p.m., June 7. No further details were released.

Jacob W. Johnson, 24, of 2609 School St., East Pembroke, is charged with criminal contempt, 2nd. Johnson is accused of harassing a woman who is protected by a court order.

Doug Yeomans

I can see this turning into a supportive argument for the anti-gun crowd. One pistol permit holder out of thousands in the area brandishes his handgun for whatever reason and it will spark controversy. Meanwhile, shootings in Rochester and Buffalo by gangbangers who couldn't get a pistol permit if their life depended on it are just ignored. The news never reads: "Gangbanger without a pistol permit shoots another gangbanger and kills him." Whenever someone WITH a permit as much as brandishes a gun, they're usually vilified.

Lets see what happens...

Apr 27, 2012, 6:55pm Permalink
david spaulding

it is called a "permit".the guy screwed up and will probably now lose the permit.i just hope he learns his lesson and gets the permit returned.i feel that the more permit gun carriers we have out there,the safer we all are.i believe we should all be able to arm ourselves without a PERMIT.

Apr 27, 2012, 8:40pm Permalink

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