Man taken into custody after Fowler shooting; charges pending

The St. Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office took Leon Wells, 51, of Fowler, into custody Wednesday afternoon on Tanner Street in DeKalb Junction after a shooting Tuesday night in the town of Fowler. Charges are pending.

Officials said a man was shot in the arm at a home on Pond Road at about 9:20 p.m. Tuesday and was taken by air to Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse. He was later released, according to the report.