WHITE PLAINS – A 45-year-old Mount Vernon man was sentenced in Westchester County Court to 12 years to life in prison for illegal gun possession.
Darren Brown, 45, pled guilty on September 27 to attempted criminal possession of a weapon as a violent felony.
On October 3, 2022, at about 9:45 p.m., Mount Vernon Police responded to a domestic dispute at a home in Mount Vernon.
Police found Brown in possession of a .22 cal. revolver that was loaded with nine bullets, which was in his pants pocket.
As a prior violent offender, he is prohibited from legally possessing firearms.
“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,” said District Attorney Miriam Rocah.
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