Brasher Falls Man Charged Following Retail Store Investigation

Friday, September 18, 2026 at 4:45 AM

State police have charged 21 year old Ryan Brothers of Brasher Falls following reports that a man followed young women and teenage girls inside Plattsburgh-area stores and placed an unidentified substance on their clothing. Brothers faces five stalking counts, three child endangerment counts and one count of public lewdness. He was released on his own […]

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