Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor

for the City of New York 80 Centre Street, Sixth Floor

New York, NY 10013
Bridget G. Brennan, Special Narcotics Prosecutor 212-815-0400, Gen
212-815-0440, Fax

For Immediate Release

August 19, 2013

Contacts:

Kati Cornell John J. McCarthy

Special Narcotics Prosecutor’s Office New York City Police Department
(212) 815-0525 (646) 610-6700

Over 250 illegal guns sold in undercover NYPD

investigation: 19 indicted
Firearms transported from North and South Carolina for sale in New York City

New York City Special Narcotics Prosecutor BRIDGET G. BRENNAN, New York City Police
Commissioner RAYMOND W. KELLY, New York City Mayor MICHAEL R. BLOOMBERG, Manhattan
District Attorney CYRUS R. VANCE, Jr., Kings County District Attorney CHARLES J. HYNES, Chief of
Police RONNIE YARBOROUGH, of the Sanford, N.C. Police Department, and Chief of Police CHRIS
WATTS, of the Rock Hill, S.C. Police Department, announced today the indictment and arrest of 19
members of two loosely-organized gun trafficking groups that illegally funneled firearms from North and
South Carolina into New York City, where the black market guns fetch at least three times their original
price. The undercover investigation by the New York City Police Department's (NYPD) Firearms
Investigation Unit (FIU) resulted in 254 guns being removed from the streets of New York City.

A 552-count indictment filed by the Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor centers on 208 guns sold
for approximately $160,000 over the past year. The 19 defendants face numerous counts of
Conspiracy, Criminal Sale of a Firearm, Criminal Possession of a Weapon and other crimes. Among
those charged are WALTER WALKER, a resident of Sanford, N.C., and EARL CAMPBELL, a resident
of Rock Hill, S.C., who personally the transported guns to New York City. These two defendants
operated independently of one another, but utilized similar methods and shared a common Brooklyn-
based broker, OMOLE ADEDJI, who negotiated sales to prospective firearms purchasers in New York
City.

A long-term wiretap investigation, which evolved from a narcotics case, utilized an undercover NYPD
FIU detective, who met with the defendants on more than 45 occasions for gun purchases. Sales
charged in the indictment totaled $157,625, with the majority of the transactions involving multiple
weapons.

Between September 2012 and July 2013, both WALKER and CAMPBELL made numerous trips
between their home states and New York City, personally transporting as many as 14 illegal firearms at
a time in their luggage on trips north. Their preferred mode of travel was bus lines operating in the
vicinity of Manhattan's Chinatown. Sales generally took place within hours of WALKER or CAMPBELL
arriving in New York with a load of guns.
Each trafficker tapped a network of individuals in his home town with access to black market weapons
or the willingness to purchase guns, knowing they would be illegally resold in New York City. At least
one individual acted as a straw buyer and shopped at gun stores for WALKER. WALKER and
CAMPBELL also cultivated associates in New York City, who assisted them in securing buyers and
conducting the sales. ADEDJI was one such associate used by both gun traffickers.

Firearms sales charged in the indictment ran the gamut from .22 caliber pistols to seven assault
weapons. Among the guns sold were a full automatic Cobray 9mm machine gun with a 30-round high-
capacity magazine, three Intertec 9 assault pistols with flash suppressors and high-capacity magazines
holding 30 or more rounds, a SCCY Industries 9mm handgun and a Norinco SKS 7.62 x 39 mm assault
rifle. Approximately 36 of the 208 guns charged in the indictment had been reported stolen. Agents with
the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are in the process of tracing the
weapons.

The investigation was spearheaded by the NYPD's Firearms Investigation Unit and the Special
Investigation Bureau of the Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor, working closely with New York
County District Attorney's Office and the Kings County District Attorney's Office. The City of Sanford,
N.C. Police Department, the Rock Hill, S.C. Police Department, the York County Multi-Jurisdictional
Drug Enforcement Unit, and the Lee County, N.C. Sheriff's Office participated in the investigation and
arrests.

Of the 19 individuals charged in the indictment, 16 were apprehended in New York City, North Carolina
and South Carolina in a series of arrests that began on Aug. 2. The remaining three were already
incarcerated on unrelated charges. Assisting in the arrests were three U.S. Marshals-led fugitive task
forces: the Joint Fugitive Task Force (JFTF) of the Middle District, North Carolina, the Western North
Carolina Violent Offender Task Force and Operation Intercept (OPIN) in South Carolina.

The Office of the District Attorney for Wake County, N.C., the Office of the District Attorney for
Mecklenburg County, N.C, the Office of the District Attorney for Harnett & Lee County, N.C., the Office
of the District Attorney for Guilford County, N.C., and the Solicitor's Office, Sixteenth Judicial District, for
York & Union Counties, S.C. processed arrests and provided other assistance.

Using wiretaps, investigators identified those in the Sanford, N.C. and Rock Hill, S.C. areas supplying
guns to WALKER and CAMPBELL for the purpose of re-selling the weapons in New York. The
investigation revealed that gun sellers recognized New York's tough gun laws made selling weapons in
New York profitable. Investigators closely monitored WALKER and CAMPBELL to ensure that the
undercover detective purchased all available guns coming to New York City.

Seven defendants, including three Brooklyn residents, were arraigned in Manhattan Supreme Court,
where Justice Bonnie G. Wittner is presiding over the case. Another nine defendants are currently in
custody in North Carolina. Six of these individuals, including WALKER and CAMPBELL, are contesting
extradition.

During the arrest operations, defendant JEREMIAH DEVON McDOUGALD allegedly robbed an
individual at gunpoint while on the run from authorities in North Carolina, triggering an extensive
manhunt. McDOUGALD was arrested on Aug. 7 as a result of a joint effort by officers, deputies and
detectives from the Sanford Police Department, the U.S. Marshals JFTF, Middle District, N.C., and
NYPD FIU. In addition to gun charges filed in New York, McDOUGALD is being prosecuted by the
Guilford County District Attorney's Office in North Carolina in connection with the robbery.

Another defendant who became a fugitive, CHRIS HILL, evaded arrest for nearly two weeks before he
was apprehended on Aug. 14 by the Sanford, N.C. Police Department. HILL was in possession of a
firearm at the time. In addition to the charges in the New York indictment, HILL also faces prosecution
as a felon in possession of a firearm in North Carolina.

Walker Conspiracy: North Carolina to New York

In the first conspiracy charged in the indictment, which ran from September 2012 to July 2013,
WALKER sold 116 guns for a total of approximately $82,000 during 19 meetings with the undercover
detective. Among those weapons charged in the indictment by WALKER were 114 operable firearms,
including five assault weapons and a machine gun. Two additional firearms were inoperable and two of
the guns were defaced.

The investigation revealed that WALKER, a resident of Sanford, N.C., made frequent trips by bus to
New York City for the purpose of selling firearms. Initially the sales took place in Brooklyn, where
OMOLE ADEDJI, a Brooklyn resident, was involved in setting up these transactions for WALKER.

At the outset of the investigation, dubbed "Operation Up on the Hill," WALKER used a rap studio at
1991 Atlantic Avenue in the Ocean Hill section of Brooklyn as his New York base of operations. The rap
studio, run by defendant MATTHEW BEST, was the scene of 11 of WALKER's guns sales to the
undercover officer as charged in the indictment. BEST and several other defendants were present
during gun sales at the studio, where the weapons were often laid out in the open. On some occasions,
these individuals directly assisted WALKER in conducting the transactions. Sales also took place in
other locations in Brooklyn.

Defendants BEST, DEVON TAYLOR, CHRISTOPHER SEAGRAVES, DAQUAN TINSLEY, and

TARRELL FRANCHON FLOW are charged with conspiring to help WALTER with the New York City
sales. ADEDJI's participation ended in November 2012.

On one occasion in December 2012, BEST was observed picking up WALKER at a bus stop in
Chinatown and driving him to the rap studio. That same day, WALKER sold five firearms to the
undercover officer in a meeting at the studio. In February 2013, BEST and TAYLOR assisted WALKER
in the largest sale of the investigation: 14 guns for $9,700.

Beginning in April, the undercover detective and WALKER shifted their meeting place to the vicinity of
Grand Street and Chrystie Street in Manhattan's Lower East Side, near WALKER's bus stop. Later,
WALKER brought firearms to New York by car, accompanied by FLOW.

In obtaining firearms, WALKER tapped a network of individuals in his home town of Sanford, N.C. with
access to black market firearms. The indictment charges IESHA CARMICHAEL, JEREMIAH DEVON
McDOUGALD, CORDERO ROLLINS, CHRIS HILL and TAJAMMAL SHARIEF BROWN with conspiring
to supply WALKER with firearms and ammunition in North Carolina for the purposes of illegally
transporting and selling them in New York City, as well as numerous substantive counts.

The wiretap component of the investigation, which began in January, revealed that the above named
co-conspirators communicated with WALKER and each other via cellphone conversations and text
messages, including messages containing photographs of potential gun purchases.

In May 2013, WALKER and HILL discussed potential profits from a firearm that HILL had acquired.
HILL told WALKER, “It’s a 32. I figured it’s going up to New York. So you know what I’m saying…
That… worth way more than 175.”

Under WALKER's direction, in February 2013, CARMICHAEL underwent a background check and
obtained 10 permits from the Lee County Sheriff's Office to purchase 10 firearms, as required under
North Carolina State law. However, CARMICHAEL illegally received money to purchase the firearms
from WALKER and turned the weapons over to him.

Campbell Conspiracy: South Carolina to New York

In the second conspiracy charged in the indictment, which ran from October 2012 to July 2013,
CAMPBELL illegally sold 90 guns during 24 meetings with the undercover detective for a total of nearly
$75,000. Two assault weapons were among the 82 operable firearms sold. Also sold were four rifles,
two shotguns and two inoperable firearms. A total of five guns were defaced.

The investigation revealed that CAMPBELL, a resident of Rock Hill, S.C., made frequent trips by bus to
New York City for the purpose of selling firearms. Initially the sales took place in Brooklyn, where
OMOLE ADEDJI, a Brooklyn resident, was involved in setting up transactions.

In January 2013, at approximately the same time that the wiretap component of the investigation
began, the undercover detective began meeting CAMPBELL in Manhattan in the vicinity of Grand
Street and Chrystie Street, near where the bus from South Carolina dropped him off. CAMPBELL sold
up to nine guns at a time. KENDALL DANIELLE JONES, also from Rock Hill, S.C., sometimes travelled
to New York City with CAMPBELL by bus.

During the first meeting in Manhattan, JONES attempted to assemble a Norinco SKS 7.62 x 39 mm
assault rifle from parts contained in a zebra-striped suitcase. After several frustrated attempts, JONES
consulted an instructional video on her smartphone and enlisted CAMPBELL's help in trying to
assemble the rifle. Ultimately, the undercover detective told them he would accept the firearm in pieces.
The agreed upon price was $1,100.

At the second Manhattan meeting, CAMPBELL sold the undercover detective three firearms and said,
“The problem is that the gun laws passed now, so it’s like now I can only buy a gun from a gun store
every thirty days. So I had to, like, pay different people to keep buying different guns.” CAMPBELL
mischaracterized the gun laws in South Carolina, where a one-handgun-a-month provision was
repealed in 2004.

The indictment charges WARQUISHA MICHAUX, LARICK MICHAUX, MARCEL LYDELL DYESS,
ARTHUR ANTONIO BARBER, and BRANDON RASHAD POTTS with conspiring to supply CAMPBELL
with firearms in South Carolina for sale in New York, as well as numerous substantive counts. The
defendants communicated with one another by cellphone about acquiring and selling guns and
ammunition.

The wiretap investigation revealed that CAMPBELL routinely requested photos of guns available for
purchase from his South Carolina co-conspirators. CAMPBELL forwarded these pictures to the
undercover detective in the course of negotiating sales in New York City.

Conversations between CAMPBELL and several South Carolina gun suppliers demonstrate the
suppliers' knowledge of CAMPBELL's practice of buying and transporting guns for sale in New York
City.

In an April 2013 conversation paraphrased in the indictment, CAMPBELL told LARICK MICHAUX to
stop complaining about his share of the profits from selling firearms in New York. CAMPBELL asserted
that he was assuming all the risk of getting caught, while LARICK MICHAUX would never have to worry
about law enforcement. A week later, LARICK MICHAUX told CAMPBELL he was understating the
amount of money he could sell firearms for in New York, where even firecrackers are prohibited.

In a June 2013 conversation that a Special Narcotics Assistant District Attorney cited in bail arguments
for LARICK MICHAUX in Manhattan Supreme Court on Thursday, Aug. 15, CAMPBELL and LARICK
MICHAUX discussed the risk of getting stopped by police when bringing guns to Brownsville, Brooklyn.
The conversation came just prior to CAMPBELL making one of his trips north. LARICK MICHAUX
asked CAMPBELL whether he was "still in the city?" and then CAMPBELL replied, "Yeah I'm in
Charlotte now. I, I can't leave until you come cause I can't take them…to my house, to my side of town
cause I'm, umm, I'm in Brownsville. So we got like, we got like umm, uh, whatchamacallit, stop and
frisk."

Some of the South Carolina gun suppliers also encouraged CAMPBELL to buy ammunition. In May
2013, LARICK MICHAUX's sister WARQUISHA MICHAUX sent a text message to CAMPBELL arguing
that a gun without bullets is like carrying stick: "wats tha point of a gun if u ain’t got tha ammo mite as
well get a stick.” In another text, WARQUISHA MICHAUX referred to bullets as "cop killers."

Special Narcotics Prosecutor BRIDGET G. BRENNAN thanked Police Commissioner RAYMOND W.

KELLY and the NYPD's Firearms Investigation Unit, Manhattan District Attorney CYRUS R. VANCE,
Jr., Kings County District Attorney CHARLES J. HYNES, the Sanford, N.C. Police Department, the
Rock Hill, S.C. Police Department, the York County Multi-Jurisdictional Drug Enforcement Unit, and all
participating local, state and federal agencies for their extraordinary level of cooperation.

"Today we have charged criminal opportunists who sought to take advantage of the nation's patchwork
of conflicting gun regulation to line their own pockets and promote mayhem in New York City," said
BRIDGET G. BRENNAN. "Law enforcement agencies across many jurisdictions worked side by side to
round up those who selfishly sought to promote their financial interests at great cost to our city
residents."

"Every day, New York City police officers must perform incredibly dangerous work to prevent guns from
getting into criminal hands," said Police Commissioner RAYMOND W. KELLY. "It is impossible to know
exactly how many victims might have suffered had officers not identified and investigated these gun
traffickers. But thanks to the undercover officer in this case and the efforts of the NYPD Firearms
Investigations Unit and prosecutors, instead of being used in crimes these guns are now out of
commission."

“New York is the safest big city in the nation, but year after year, illegal guns flow into our city from
states that don’t have common-sense laws that keep guns out of the hands of criminals,” said Mayor
MICHAEL R. BLOOMBERG. “There is no doubt that the seizure of these guns – the largest bust in the
city’s history – has saved lives. For that reason, every New Yorker, in every part of our city, owes a
debt of thanks to all those involved in this investigation.”

Manhattan District Attorney CYRUS R. VANCE, Jr., said, “Our number one job in law enforcement is to
keep people safe. But all too frequently, senseless gun violence is facilitated by traffickers who bring in
firearms from other states. Any effective public safety strategy must include targeting these traffickers
and taking illegal guns off city streets. As a result of this investigation, more than 200 guns that could
have been used to maim, harm, and kill New Yorkers will now be out of circulation.”

Kings County District Attorney CHARLES J. HYNES said, “I want to commend Special Narcotics
Prosecutor Bridget Brennan, NYPD Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly and all the assembled authorities
for participating in this operation. This is a perfect example of how law enforcement agencies from
varied jurisdictions working together can successfully combat the interstate shipment of deadly
weapons. These guns serve no lawful purpose, they are a plague on our communities and those who
profit from their illegal sales will face the stiffest penalties the law allows.”

Rock Hill Police Chief CHRIS WATTS said, "The Rock Hill Police Department is always willing to assist
other Law Enforcement agencies investigating crimes that affect our communities. I would like to
commend the New York Police Department and their Firearms Investigation Unit on this outstanding
accomplishment."

INDICTED DEFENDANTS CHARGES

Adedji Omole aka "Omole Adedji" Conspiracy 4th -- 2 cts
9/8/82 Criminal Sale of a Firearm 1st -- 2 cts
Former: 18 Roosevelt Place Criminal Sale of a Firearm 2nd -- 3 cts
Brooklyn, NY Criminal Sale of a Firearm 3rd -- 64 cts
Current: Maryland Correctional Criminal Poss. of a Weapon 1st -- 1 ct
Institution, Jessup, MD Criminal Poss. of a Weapon 2nd -- 3 cts
Criminal Poss. of a Weapon 3rd -- 2 cts
Att. Criminal Sale of a Firearm 3rd -- 1 ct
Walter Walker Conspiracy 4th -- 1 ct
11/26/83 Criminal Sale of a Firearm 1st -- 3 cts
210 West Weatherspoon St. Criminal Sale of a Firearm 2nd -- 13 cts
Sanford, NC Criminal Sale of a Firearm 3rd -- 228 cts
Criminal Poss. of a Weapon 1st -- 2 cts
Criminal Poss. of a Weapon 2nd -- 28 cts
Criminal Poss. of a Weapon 3rd -- 8 cts
Att. Criminal Sale of a Firearm 3rd -- 2 cts
Earl Campbell Conspiracy 4th -- 1 ct
12/20/89 Criminal Sale of a Firearm 1st -- 1 ct
898 Rolling Green Rd. Criminal Sale of a Firearm 2nd -- 6 cts
Rock Hill, SC Criminal Sale of a Firearm 3rd -- 164 cts
Criminal Poss. of a Weapon 2nd -- 57 cts
Criminal Poss. of a Weapon 3rd -- 6 cts
Att. Criminal Poss. of a Weapon 2nd -- 1 ct
Att. Criminal Sale of a Firearm 3rd -- 2 cts
Larick Michaux Conspiracy 4th -- 1 ct
02/26/87 Criminal Sale of a Firearm 1st -- 1 ct
843 Jefferson Ave. Criminal Sale of a Firearm 2nd -- 1 ct
Rock Hill, SC Criminal Sale of a Firearm 3rd -- 32 cts
Criminal Poss. of a Weapon 2nd -- 12 cts
Criminal Poss. of a Weapon 3rd -- 2 cts
Warquisha Michaux aka "Choppers" Conspiracy 4th -- 1 ct
11/24/84 Criminal Sale of a Firearm 2nd -- 1 ct
843 Jefferson Ave. Criminal Sale of a Firearm 3rd -- 10 cts
Rock Hill, SC Criminal Poss. of a Weapon 2nd -- 3 cts
Kendall Danielle Jones Conspiracy 4th -- 1 ct
08/29/90 Criminal Sale of a Firearm 3rd -- 2 cts
758 Patriot Parkway Criminal Poss. of a Weapon 2nd -- 1 cts
Rock Hill, SC Criminal Poss. of a Weapon 3rd -- 1 cts
Matthew Best aka "Neno Best" Conspiracy 4th -- 1 ct
7/19/87
185 Linden Blvd.
Brooklyn, NY
Christopher Seagraves Conspiracy 4th -- 1 ct
07/03/87 Criminal Sale of a Firearm 2nd -- 1 ct
109 N. 7th St. Criminal Sale of a Firearm 3rd -- 12 cts
Sanford, NC Criminal Poss. of a Weapon 2nd -- 1 ct
Tajammal Sharief Brown aka "Taj" Conspiracy 4th -- 1 ct
10/25/92 Criminal Sale of a Firearm 3rd -- 8 cts
Former: 905 Audubon Ave. S. Criminal Poss. of a Weapon 2nd -- 4 ct
Goldsboro, NC
Current: Polk Correctional Institution
Butner, NC
Cordero Rollins aka "Dero" Conspiracy 4th -- 1 ct
7/15/88 Criminal Sale of a Firearm 3rd -- 8 cts
213 Linden Ave. Criminal Poss. of a Weapon 2nd -- 4 ct
Sanford, NC
Devon Taylor Conspiracy 4th -- 1 ct
08/05/90
176 Albany Ave.
Brooklyn, NY
Marcel Lydell Dyess, II Conspiracy 4th -- 1 ct
05/26/92 Criminal Sale of a Firearm 3rd -- 2 cts
Former: 1423 Spring View Ct. Criminal Poss. of a Weapon 2nd -- 1 ct
Rock Hill, SC
Current: Wateree River Correctional
Institution, Rembert, SC
Arthur Antonio Barber aka "Barber" Conspiracy 4th -- 1 ct
08/12/86 Criminal Sale of a Firearm 3rd -- 2 cts
928 Rivercrest Rd. Criminal Poss. of a Weapon 2nd -- 1 ct
Rock Hill, SC
Chris Hill Conspiracy 4th -- 1 ct
1/25/89 Criminal Sale of a Firearm 3rd -- 2 cts
928 Rivercrest Rd.
Rock Hill, SC
Brandon Rashad Potts Conspiracy 4th -- 1 ct
5/27/89 Criminal Sale of a Firearm 3rd -- 4 cts
1115 Green Street Ext. Rock Hill, SC Criminal Poss. of a Weapon 2nd -- 2 cts
Daquan Tinsley Conspiracy 4th -- 1 ct
7/17/86 Criminal Sale of a Firearm 2nd -- 1 ct
256 Saratoga Ave. Criminal Sale of a Firearm 3rd -- 14 cts
Brooklyn, NY Criminal Poss. of a Weapon 2nd -- 1 ct
Criminal Poss. of a Weapon 3rd -- 1 ct
Tarell Francheon Flow Conspiracy 4th -- 1 ct
5/19/87 Criminal Sale of a Firearm 2nd -- 1 ct
1109 Juniper Dr. Criminal Sale of a Firearm 3rd -- 18 cts
Sanford, NC Criminal Poss. of a Weapon 2nd -- 1 ct
Iesha Carmichael aka "Tanisha" Conspiracy 4th -- 1 ct
4/19/87
311 Woodland Trails Sanford, NC
Jeremiah Devon McDougald Conspiracy 4th -- 1 ct
7/7/86
79 Pinehollow Dr.
Broadway, NC

The charges and allegations are merely accusations and the defendants are presumed innocent until
proven guilty.

NEW YORK GUN TRAFFICKING CHARGES AND SENTENCES

Charge Non-Predicate Predicate Felon Violent Predicate
Felon
Criminal Sale of a Determinate Determinate Determinate
Firearm 1st sentence between sentence between sentence between
Class B Violent 5 and 25 years in 8 and 25 years in 10 and 25 years in
Felony prison prison prison
Criminal Sale of a Determinate Determinate Determinate
Firearm 2nd sentence between sentence between sentence between
Class C Violent 3 ½ and 15 years 5 and 15 years in 7 and 15 years in
Felony in prison prison prison
Criminal Sale of a Determinate Determinate Determinate
Firearm 3rd sentence between sentence between sentence between
Class D Violent 2 and 7 years in 3 and 7 years in 5 and 7 years in
Felony prison* prison prison
Criminal Poss. of a Determinate Determinate Determinate
Weapon 1st sentence between sentence between sentence between
Class B Violent 5 and 25 years in 8 and 25 years in 10 and 25 years in
Felony prison prison prison
Criminal Poss. of a Determinate Determinate Determinate
Weapon 2nd sentence between sentence between sentence between
Class C Violent 3 ½ and 15 years 5 and 15 years in 7 and 15 years in
Felony in prison prison prison
Criminal Poss. of a Determinate Determinate Determinate
Weapon 3rd sentence between sentence between sentence between
(Assault Weapon) 2 and 7 years in 3 and 7 years in 5 and 7 years in
Class D Violent prison* prison prison
Felony
Criminal Poss. of a Indeterminate Indeterminate Indeterminate
Weapon 3rd sentence between sentence between sentence between
(Defaced Gun or no jail and 2 1/3 to 2 to 4 years in 2 to 4 years in
Machine Gun) 7 years in prison prison and 3 ½ to prison and 3 ½ to
Class D Non- 7 years in prison 7 years in prison
Violent Felony
Conspiracy in the Indeterminate Indeterminate Indeterminate
4th Degree sentence betweensentence between sentence between
Class E Non- no jail and 1 1/3 to
1 ½ to 3 years in 1 ½ to 3 years in
Violent Felony 4 years in prison
prison and 2 to 4 prison and 2 to 4
years in prison years in prison
Att. Criminal Poss. Determinate Determinate Determinate
of a Weapon 2nd sentence between sentence between sentence between
Class D Violent 2 and 7 years in 3 and 7 years in 5 and 7 years in
Felony prison* prison prison
Att. Criminal Poss. Determinate Determinate Determinate
of a Weapon 3rd sentence between sentence between sentence between
(Assault Weapon) no jail and 4 years 2 and 4 years in 3 and 4 years in
Class E Violent in prison prison prison
Felony
Unlawful Poss. of Definite sentence Definite sentence Definite sentence
a Rifle or Shotgun of up to 1 year in of up to 1 year in of up to 1 year in
in New York City jail jail jail
Unclassified
Misdemeanor

* The court may also impose a definite sentence of 1 year imprisonment or impose a sentence of less
than one year imprisonment “if the court having regard to the nature and circumstances of the crime
and to the history and character of the defendant, finds on the record that such sentence would be
unduly harsh and that the alternative sentence would be consistent with public safety and does not
depreciate the seriousness of the crime.” PL §70.02(c)(i)