Danbury Man Arrested In NY With 'Manifesto' And Shotgun: Cops

CARMEL, NY — A "murder manifesto" turned a routine traffic stop into something more, Putnam County Sheriff Robert L. Langley Jr. reports. It also ended in arrest for a Danbury, Connecticut man whom police allege was driving without a license but with a shotgun and a notebook of human targets.

Nickolai Plastini, who used to live with his parents in the New York town, was arrested after Sgt. William Quick observed an erratically driven vehicle commit traffic violations on Route 301 in Carmel at 12:40 p.m. March 18.

As he approached the car, the sergeant said he smelled a strong odor of alcohol and marijuana. After investigation he concluded that the driver, Plastini, 31, was intoxicated.

He also found a .410 gauge shotgun and .410 gauge shotgun shells, police allege.

Further investigation turned up a notebook appearing to be a “manifesto” by Plastini of his intent to kill people and the reasons why, police alleged. The notebook contained a list of people who had he apparently considered had “wronged” him, they said.

Plastini was charged with Criminal Possession of a Weapon, Driving While Intoxicated, Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle in the Third Degree and Unlawful Possession of Marijuana.

He was arraigned and sent to the Putnam County Correctional Facility in lieu of $10,000 cash bail or $20,000 bail bond.

The people listed in the notebook were contacted by members of the Sheriff’s Department and advised of the “Manifesto," police said.

Plastini posted bail.

He is scheduled to be in Carmel town court on April 23.