A targeted shooting that left a 24-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the neck in Wampsville has led to attempted murder charges against three men nearly a year later. Brandon Jones, 24, of Yorkville; Lavelle Dillard, 35, of Little Falls; and Justin Brown, 24, of Utica were arrested in October 2026 after County Court indictment warrants were issued in connection with the Nov. 10, 2025 shooting.
Madison County deputies responded to 200 North Court Street in Wampsville at about 6:49 p.m. that evening for a report of a shooting with injuries, according to wktv.com. There, deputies found the 24-year-old victim with a gunshot wound to the neck. He was transported to Upstate University Hospital for treatment, and deputies said at the time that he was expected to survive, per uticaod.com.
The Madison County Sheriff's Office described the shooting as a targeted event at the time, saying there was no ongoing danger to the community. That assessment came even as investigators continued working the case for months afterward alongside the Madison County District Attorney's Office, according to WSTM.
Arrests Come Nearly a Year Later
The investigation lasted several months before arrest warrants were finally issued, the station's report notes. Dillard was taken into custody on Oct. 21, Brown followed on Oct. 22, and Jones was arrested on Oct. 29 — nearly a year to the day after the shooting itself.
Each of the three men now faces charges of attempted murder, assault, burglary, attempted robbery, criminal possession of a weapon and criminal use of a firearm, per the same account. All three are being held at the Madison County Jail and are scheduled to return to Madison County Court to answer the charges, though no specific date has been disclosed.
Bail Set in the Hundreds of Thousands
Dillard and Brown were each held on $500,000 cash bail, a $750,000 bond, and a $2 million partially secured bond, according to the report. Jones was held on a lower set of terms — $250,000 cash bail, a $500,000 bond, and a $1 million partially secured bond.
The gap between the two bail amounts has not been explained in available reporting, and details on each man's attorney, plea, or the specific allegations underlying the individual charges have not been released. For now, the case remains in the early stages as it heads back before Madison County Court.
