Crime & Safety
Murder Parolee Caught With Illegal Loaded Pistol: NYSP
Police said they initially arrested the man for drunken driving but found he had a loaded 9mm handgun and a loaded magazine.
NEW WINDSOR, NY — An Orange County man on lifetime parole for murdering someone was accused of having an illegal handgun after being stopped for a traffic violation.
The New York State Police said Michael Maisonet, 44, of New Windsor, was stopped Thursday while driving a 2020 Honda Pilot on Renwick Street in the city of Newburgh for a vehicle and traffic violation.
While the troopers were speaking with him, they said it was determined Maisonet was impaired by alcohol.
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During the arrest process, troopers found a loaded Taurus G3 9mm semi-automatic pistol and a loaded 17-round magazine in his waistband.
Maisonet was charged with second- and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, felonies, and driving while intoxicated, a misdemeanor.
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Authorities said he was charged in 2003 with intentional murder in New York City and pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter.
Maisonet was released from prison in November 2019 and is on lifetime parole, police said.
He was sent to the Orange County Jail without bail and is due to reappear in the City of Newburgh Court May 11.
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