A Cortland man is accused of illegally owning a firearm.

Cortland County Sheriff’s officials were called to an address in the City of Cortland at 2:48 p.m. on July 11.

According to a Sheriff’s office news release issued July 13, officers responding to the complaint discovered 38-year-old Joseph Woodman was wanted on a warrant active with the Cortland County Sheriff’s Office.

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Deputies say they also found Woodman to be in possession of the gun.  The type of weapon involved was not revealed in the news release. Authorities had not indicated why they were called to the location prior to finding that the Cortland man was wanted on the outstanding warrant.

Authorities say Woodman is charged with felony Criminal Possession of a Weapon. There was no background given on Woodman but New York State law prohibits those convicted of certain crimes, particularly felonies, from owning or being in control of a firearm.  Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Third Degree, the charge filed against Woodman, also pertains to the ownership of a firearm that is defaced, including scratching parts of or removing serial numbers to conceal a crime and/or modifying a weapon.

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State penal code specifies the sentence for conviction on the weapon possession count could range from two to seven years if convicted.

Woodman was arrested on Monday, July 11 and arraigned through centralized arraignment.  The information provided by the Sheriff’s news release says Woodman was released on his own recognizance and was scheduled to appear in City of Cortland Court July 19 to answer to the felony count.

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