MCDONOUGH - On March 25, The New York State Police at Norwich Bureau of Criminal Investigation with the assistance of the Bureau of Criminal Investigation at Sidney, the Troop C Computer Crimes Unit and the Internet Crimes Against Children Taskforce arrested Evan E. Eldred, age 24 of McDonough, NY for crimes against a child and weapons related charges.

Eldred was arrested following an investigation and the execution of a search warrant at his residence on March 25, 2025.

In June of 2023, Troopers received information from a local police agency in the state of Virginia that an adult man had inappropriate communications, sent sexually explicit images and was soliciting a juvenile.

During the execution of the search warrant on March 25, 2025, Eldred was found to be in possession of five assault rifles and high-capacity magazines that are not New York State SAFE Act Compliant.

Eldred has been charged with the following crimes:

Five counts of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the third degree (assault rifle), class “D” felony;

Four counts of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the third degree (large capacity ammunition feeding device), class “D” felony;

Disseminating Indecent Material to Minors in the first degree, class “D” felony;

Endangering the Welfare of a Child, misdemeanor.

Eldred was arraigned at the Norwich City Court and remanded to the Chenango County Correctional Facility on $10,000 cash bail, $15,000 credit card, $50,000 insurance company bail bond and/or $75,000 partially secured bond with 10% deposit.

- Information from the NYSP