Man found in Homer with loaded weapon following statewide search

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A man was recently arrested in Homer after local officers found a loaded firearm that was allegedly used in an incident in the town of Greece in Monroe County, according to a Cortland County Sheriff’s Office report.

Antwan Oliver, 41 of Philadelphia, was arrested Monday and charged with two counts of criminal possession of a weapon, criminal possession of stolen property in the fourth degree, endangering the welfare of a child, and false personation.

According to the report, county sheriff’s officers and the village of Homer police spotted Oliver after law enforcement in the town of Greece issued a statewide bulletin in an attempt to locate a vehicle back on Dec. 26. 

Police officers interviewed the occupants of the vehicle — including Oliver, the driver — and turned it over to members of the town of Greece police department in furtherance of their investigation. 

The next day, police noted, town of Greece law enforcement executed a search warrant on the vehicle and located a loaded firearm which was used in the incident in Greece that prompted the statewide bulletin. Police also noted the firearm had also been reported stolen in the state of Georgia.

Oliver was arraigned on Monday. He was then remanded to the Cortland County Jail on $20,000 cash bail/$100,000 bond, or $150,000 partially secured bond at 10%. 

Oliver is scheduled to appear in Homer town court at 5 p.m. Tuesday.

The county sheriff’s office did not provide further updates beyond the report.