Man with gun arrested outside Wellsville bank

Wellsville police arrested Bryent A. Scotchmer, 26, from Scio after police received a report of a driver passed out behind the steering wheel in the Community Bank parking lot on N. Highland Avenue. Police Chief Tim O’Grady confirmed the man had a rifle in the front seat on his vehicle. He was taken into custody without incident. Scotchmer was charged with felony Grand Larceny 4th degree, felony Criminal Possession of Weapon 3rd degree (previous conviction), felony first-degree Aggravated Unlicensed Operation 1st degree and Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 7th degree, Possession of a Hypodermic Instrument, Driving While Intoxicated (misdemeanors).  Scotchmer was arraigned via Skype by Centerville Town Justice Luke Heitzman and remanded to the Allegany County Jail in lieu of $500 bail.