Darryn Deans Pled Guilty to Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree
People to Recommend Sentence of 5 Years in Prison
Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that Darryn Deans, 29, of Walden, pled guilty in Orange County Court to Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree. Under the plea agreement announced on the record at the time that Deans pled guilty, the People will recommend he be sentenced to five (5) years in prison to be followed by five (5) years of post-release supervision when he is sentenced on September 3, 2025.
As alleged in documents filed and statements made in court, on August 1, 2024, members of the New York State Police made a traffic stop of a vehicle in the Town of Montgomery. Upon approaching the vehicle, the Troopers smelled the odor of burned marijuana and determined that Deans, who was the operator, was impaired. The Troopers subsequently recovered a loaded and defaced 9mm pistol from the trunk of the vehicle, which Deans admitted was his. At the plea proceedings, Deans admitted to illegally possessing the loaded firearm.
District Attorney Hoovler thanked the New York State Police for their investigation which led to the arrest of the defendant.
“Untraceable firearms in the hands of those criminals unlicensed to possess a gun are a recipe for disaster,” said District Attorney David M. Hoovler. “Every illegally possessed firearm taken out of the hands of a criminal helps to make our communities safer. I applaud the careful and thorough policework done in this case to get another illegal gun off the street, and another offender brought to justice. In Orange County, we remain focused on gun crimes because we see the terrible harm they often cause in the wrong hands.”
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Bryan Conway.
A criminal charge is merely an allegation that a defendant has committed a violation of the criminal law, and it is not evidence of guilt. All defendants are presumed innocent and entitled to a fair trial, during which it will be the State of New York’s burden to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
