OXFORD – A domestic incident in Oxford in the early hours of April 6 led to the arrest of a Greene man for multiple felony charges as state police seized cocaine, methamphetamine, a gun, and a hammer as part of its investigation.

State police announced Thursday that Joshua R. Backus, 21, of Greene was arrested at 12:02 a.m. on April 6 after Backus allegedly pushed two subjects, threatened them with a hammer, pointed a gun at the subjects and attempted to strike them with his vehicle as he left the scene prior to authorities arriving.

While conducting the investigation at the residence, troopers observed Backus drive by and then subsequently pulled him over on Town Barn Road in Oxford, resulting in the seizure of cocaine, methamphetamine, a gun, a hammer, marijuana, and pills from inside the vehicle.

Further investigation revealed that Backus had entered the residence without permission and with intent to commit a crime, troopers say.

Backus was charged with burglary in the second degree, criminal possession of a stimulant, and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree––all felonies.

He was also charged with the misdemeanors of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree, four counts of menacing in the second degree, and the violations of harassment in the second degree and unlawful possession of marijuana.

Backus was arraigned in the Town of Oxford Court and remanded to the Chenango County Jail on $40,000 cash bail, $80,000 bond. The case will go to Chenango County Grand Jury on Wednesday, April 18.