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Lewis County Grand Jury Indicts Boonville Man on 12
Criminal Counts, Including Witness Bribery and Threats
Published: September 11, 2025
at 05:30 p.m.
By: Press Release
from Lewis County District Attorney’s Office
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
BOONVILLE MAN INDICTED ON 12 COUNTS, INCLUDING
WITNESS BRIBERY AND THREATS
Thursday, September 11, 2025 – Lowville, New York
Lewis County
District Attorney Jeffery G. Tompkins announced today that a Lewis County
Grand Jury has indicted Randy J. Ossont, 43, of Boonville, on twelve
criminal counts, including bribing a witness, criminal contempt, tampering
with evidence, aggravated harassment, and methamphetamine possession.
The indictment
alleges that Ossont, while under a valid order of protection, bribed a
victim in a pending felony assault case—where he is accused of beating the
victim with a metal pole at a public park and stealing his backpack—in
exchange for false testimony to have the charges against him dismissed. He
is further accused of threatening to kill the victim, as well as the
victim’s wife and children. During the execution of an arrest warrant,
Ossont also allegedly attempted to conceal methamphetamine from law
enforcement officers.
Ossont appeared
in Lewis County Court on Tuesday, September 9, 2025, and pled not guilty to
all charges. He was remanded to the Lewis County Jail in lieu of bail.
District Attorney
Tompkins said, “Witness tampering and threats against victims should
never be tolerated. These actions put innocent and vulnerable people at
even greater risk and undermine our system of justice. I want to thank the
Lewis County Sheriff’s Office for their thorough work in this case.”
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