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Canaan man charged with menacing following road rage incident

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Added to The State & Nation: October 14, 2026

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New York State Police reported on October 14, 2026, that troopers responded to a menacing complaint in New Lebanon at about 1:50 p.m. on October 13. Police allege that Neil R. Feathers, 58, of Canaan displayed a handgun during a verbal road-rage dispute involving a FedEx driver. He was arrested on charges of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, a class C felony, and second-degree menacing, a class A misdemeanor. After arraignment in the Town of New Lebanon Court, Feathers was released on his own recognizance and was scheduled to return on October 22 at 4 p.m. The charges and account of the incident are police allegations, not findings of guilt.

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