(Information/photo from a provided press release)
On August 6, 2026, Orleans County 911 received a call for a 30-year-old male who reportedly blew his hand off with a firework, bleeding not controlled, at 5066 Hellert Road., Medina, N.Y. Orleans County Sheriff’s Office deputies and investigators, along with the Medina Fire Department Ambulance and the Shelby Volunteer Fire Company, responded to the scene.
Daniel Ray II, 30, of Medina was found at the location with extensive wounds to his left hand. After being treated at the scene, to include a tourniquet being applied to stem the flow of heavy blood loss, he was transported to ECMC in Buffalo.
In plain view at the residence were alleged bomb making materials as well as debris from an alleged exploded bomb.
Major Felony Crime Task Force investigators were able to obtain a search warrant for the residence and seized the following evidence; three alleged large homemade explosives, numerous alleged bomb making supplies include casings, highly explosives powders, fuses and an alleged illegally possessed and loaded 9mm pistol.
The scene was rendered safe by bomb technicians from the following agencies: Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, Rochester Police Department, ATF- Buffalo and Rochester and FBI- Buffalo. Also assisting at the scene was Orleans County Emergency Management Office. There was a tremendous amount of coordination and cooperation between all the agencies present at the scene.
POLICE ARRESTED:
Daniel J. Ray II, age 30, of 5066 Hellert Rd., Medina, N.Y., he was charged with Criminal Possession of Weapon in the Second Degree (gun), and Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Third Degree (explosives).
Ray II was arrested on 08/19/26 by MFCTF investigators and the Medina Police Department. He is being held in Orleans County Jail awaiting CAP Court arraignment.
Also assisting in the investigation was District Attorney Susan Howard and the NYSDOCCS Office of Special Investigation