Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark and New York City Police Commissioner Keechant L. Sewell today announced that a Bronx man has been indicted on 131 counts of Criminal Possession of a Weapon charges, Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance charges and other related charges for having 17 guns, deadly drugs and ammunition in his Bronx apartment.
District Attorney Clark said, “The defendant allegedly had a stockpile of guns, ammunition and more than four pounds of heroin and fentanyl in his apartment—a recipe for disaster. I want to thank the NYPD detectives who recovered these deadly items. Their quick action and hard work have made the community safer. Our investigation will continue.”
Commissioner Sewell said, “Today, New York City is safer because of the exceptional effort and steadfast dedication of everyone involved in this investigation. Illegal guns and illicit drugs put New Yorkers at significant risk, and we must ensure that dealing in this lethal combination results in real consequences. I want to thank the Bronx County DA’s Office and everyone else who worked on this case for their unwavering commitment to public safety.”
District Attorney Clark said the defendant, Deandre Lamar, 66, of 770 East 165th Street, the Bronx was arraigned today on a 131-count indictment charging first, second, third, fourth, fifth and seventh- degree Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance; first, second, third and fourth-degree Criminal Possession of a Weapon, Criminal Use of a Firearm, Criminal Possession of a Firearm, Possession of Ammunition, Unlawful Possession of Large Capacity Feeding Device, and Unlawful Possession of Certain Ammunition Feeding Devices. Lamar was arraigned before Bronx Supreme Court Justice George Villegas. Bail was set at $750,000.00 Cash/$1.5 million dollars insurance company bond/ $1.5 million dollars partially secured bond at 10% with a 72-hour examination of surety and the defendant is due back in court October 19, 2022.
An investigation led to a search warrant being executed on July 13, 2022, at 770 East 165th Street, Apartment 9C. The defendant was found in his home along with five revolvers and 12 semi-automatic pistols (three of the guns had defaced serial numbers), along with 1,100 rounds of ammunition, two bulletproof vests, nearly two pounds of fentanyl, about two and a half pounds of fentanyl and heroin mixed and approximately three ounces of morphine. Investigators also recovered $42,000, and two extended magazines which held 21 and 34 rounds of ammunition.
The investigation continues by the Bronx District Attorney’s Office’s Special Investigations and Violent Criminal Enterprise Bureaus.
District Attorney Clark thanked the NYPD Intelligence Borough, and 42nd Precinct Investigators.
An indictment is an accusatory instrument and not proof of a defendant’s guilt
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