Man dies in Upstate NY motel after he’s stabbed in neck; suspect arrested

Rouses Point, N.Y. — A man was found dead from a stab wound to his neck in a Clinton County motel on Saturday morning, according to state police.

Troopers found the man unresponsive in his room at the Anchorage Motel at 164 Lake St. in the village of Rouses Point at approximately 1:54 a.m. Saturday, according to a news release from the state police. The village is on Lake Champlain near the U.S.-Canada border.

The man, Tyrone Biggs, 57, was declared dead at the scene, troopers said. An autopsy found he died from a stab wound to the neck, troopers said.

Troopers arrested Austin Lapier, 31, in connection with the killing.

Investigators believe Lapier killed Biggs Friday evening.

Lapier faces charges of second-degree murder and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon. He was arraigned in the Town of Mooers and remanded to the Clinton County Jail without bail.

The investigation is ongoing and is being conducted by the State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation with assistance from the Clinton County District Attorney’s Office.