Man Jailed for Massena Murder

MASSENA – A Massena man is in jail after being charged with murder on Tuesday, Nov. 22.

Village police charged 38-year-old Robert Isaac Carr with second-degree murder, first-degree assault and tampering with evidence.

He was arraigned by Town Justice Joe Brown and remanded to the St. Lawrence County Correctional Facility in Canton without bail.

Carr was arrested after police were called to the scene where an unresponsive male was on the ground next to a curb.

Police said they responded to a call at 9 Tracy St. at 6:46 a.m. Chief Jason Olson initially said that morning that police were investigating what he described at the time as a suspicious death, and there was no threat to the public.

Later on Tuesday, Chief Olson said that the death is being treated as a homicide.

Much of Tracy Street was cordoned off with crime scene tape on Tuesday. New York State Police investigators were also on the scene.

The St. Lawrence County Sheriff's Office also assisted in the investigation.

As of Wednesday afternoon, the victim's name had not been released.

Chief Olson said police won't be releasing any further details.