Mount Vernon Man Sentenced to 12 Years to Life in Prison for Illegal Gun Possession; Defendant, who has a violent criminal history, was in possession of a fully loaded revolver
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – Westchester County District Attorney Miriam E. Rocah announced today that a Mount Vernon man was sentenced as a persistent violent felony offender to 12 years to life in state prison for illegal gun possession.
DA Rocah said: “This sentence demonstrates my promise to not only remove dangerous weapons from our communities, but to ensure that repeat violent felony offenders who illegally possess guns face serious consequences.”
Darren Brown, 45, of Mount Vernon, pleaded guilty on Sept. 27 to Attempted Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree, a violent felony.
On Oct. 3, 2022, at approximately 9:46 p.m., the Mount Vernon Police Department responded to a call of a domestic dispute at a home in Mount Vernon. The defendant was found in possession of .22 caliber revolver fully loaded with nine bullets, which was in his pants pocket.
The defendant, who was previously convicted of violent felonies, is prohibited from legally possessing firearms.
The case was before Judge Robert Neary in Westchester County Court and prosecuted by Child/Elder Abuse Bureau Chief Christine Hatfield and Assistant District Attorney Stephanie Baehr, both of the Special Prosecutions Division.
Anna Young, Public Information Officer
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