The New York State Court of Appeals has suspended Rochester judge Leticia Astacio after she tried to buy a shotgun in violation of her probation for a drunken driving conviction.

Astacio, a City Court Judge, is suspended with pay. She earns an annual salary of $187,200 and hasn't heard cases since her 2016 arrest for DWI.

If NY’s high court needed an excuse to strip Rochester Judge Leticia Astacio of her pay, it has one now. https://t.co/OUH6arng5w via @DandC — David Andreatta (@david_andreatta) April 11, 2018

On Tuesday, Astacio was charged with a felony for attempted criminal purchase of a weapon. She attempted to buy a shotgun last week at a Dick's Sporting Goods in Herietta but store employees denied her purchase citing store policy and called the Monroe County Sheriff's Office deputies. She attempted to purchase a Maverick 88 .12 gauge shotgun, according to the Sheriff's Office.

State laws say the Court of Appeals may suspend a judge if he or she is charged with a felony.

Astacio is due back in court next month for the felony charge. In the past two years, she has been in the spotlight with the following problems:

After Astacio was convicted of drunken driving in 2016, she tried to drink and

Last summer, a judge issued a

Upon her return to the U.S., Astacio landed 60 days in

In the fall, she was accused of violating her

Astacio now faces a class E felony, the lowest felony charge. She has stated on Facebook that she has been threatened online.