From left Police Captain James Harris, St. Lawrence County District Attorney Gary Pasqua, St. Lawrence County Sheriff Patrick Engle and Undersheriff Shawn McCargar provide details regarding the death of John Free. Also at the conference were SLC Sheriff's Civil Chief Leighton Filiatrault, Police Captain Mark Fenton and State Police Investigator mark Manor.
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No foul play is suspected in the death of John Free, an inmate at St. Lawrence County Correctional Facility who is believed to have taken his own life Friday, March 14. The NYS Attorney General’s office is investigating the death of the 51-year-old inmate who had been in custody since May 2024 awaiting trial for murder. See story here.