AFTON – On the morning of January 30, at approximately 11:10 a.m., Chenango County 911 received a report of shots fired in the area of Algerine Street in the Town of Afton. Responding Troopers located a male subject suffering from a shotgun wound to his upper leg before transporting him to Wilson Hospital in Johnson City, where he was treated for his non-life threatening injury. The circumstances of how this subject was injured is still under investigation by authorities.

The investigation in progress determined a burglary had allegedly occurred in the Town of Afton, however, authorities have not confirmed how the shooting and the burglary are connected.

After consultation with Chenango County District Attorney Joseph McBride, the New York State Police at Sidney arrested James E. Fletcher, 34, of Greene for burglary in the second degree, a class C felony.

While State Police have not released how the two incidents are connected, they did say that Fletcher is allegedly not responsible for shooting the man in the leg.