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GOSHEN – A Newburgh man pled guilty in Orange County Court on Tuesday to the felony of criminal possession of a weapon for possessing a loaded .380 semi-automatic pistol in the City of Newburgh.
At the time Frederick Blue, 21, pled guilty, he admitted that he possessed the loaded pistol late in the afternoon on May 22, 2017 while he was near Carpenter and First streets in Newburgh. When he pled guilty, the court said it would sentence Blue to nine years in state prison and five years of post-release supervision. Sentencing is set for February.
Prosecutors argued that Blue had been carrying the gun while being involved in narcotics trafficking.
Blue had also been charged with criminal possession of drugs for possessing cocaine at the same time he possessed the gun.
“The narcotics trade inevitably leads to the possession of illegal weapons and violence,” said DA David Hoovler. “My office will seek severe prison sentences for anyone who possessed an illegal handgun on our city streets. City residents have the right to walk their streets without fear of facing someone with an illegal handgun.”
