GOSHEN – A 38-year-old New Jersey man has been sentenced in Orange County Court to 7 ½ years in state prison and five years of post-release supervision following his conviction by a jury on charges of criminal possession of a weapon and operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol.
After he is released from prison, Louis Dessources will be required to install an alcohol ignition interlock device in any vehicle he owns operates.
Troopers noticed an odor of alcohol on his breath, and he appeared intoxicated.
Dessources refused a breathalyzer test and was charged with driving under the influence.
A loaded 9 mm semi-automatic pistol was found in a book-bag recovered from the front seat of the car.
“Illegally possessed firearms are dangerous and those who possession them must be held accountable,” said District Attorney David Hoovler. “The defendant possessed a loaded pistol in a bag that was within arms reach as he was driving on the New York State Thruway. The defendant’s illegal possession of the firearm is even more egregious because of his intoxicated condition, which endangered the officers who ultimately recovered the weapon.”
