Crime & Safety
Newburgh Man Gets Prison For Gun Charge
The resident denied owning a book bag with a loaded .380 pistol with a defaced serial number inside it, according to police.
NEWBURGH, NY — A local man has been sentenced to five and a half years in prison for a gun charge.
Israel Brown, 23, of Newburgh, appeared in Orange County Court for sentencing on Feb. 24, Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced Monday.
After Brown serves the sentence, he will be on supervised release for another five years.
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Brown previously pleaded guilty to second-degree attempted criminal possession of a weapon.
The charge stems from an incident on June 25, 2023. Around 2:55 a.m., Newburgh police responded to a report of a burglary in progress, court documents show.
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Police said they arrived to find Brown with a book bag nearby. The bag had a loaded .380 pistol with a defaced serial number inside, according to police. Brown denied that the bag belonged to him. Police said they had a DNA analysis done of swabs from the firearm, and they matched Brown.
“A dangerous and illegally possessed firearm has been taken off of the streets,” Hoovler said.
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