Defendant Found Guilty by Jury of Second-Degree Criminal Possession of a Weapon
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced that a Manhattan man has been sentenced to five years in prison after a jury convicted him of weapon possession for displaying a loaded gun in a playground.
District Attorney Clark said, “The defendant threatened the safety of the community, striking fear in people who use the Marble Hill Playground as a place to take their family. The jury in this case was able to review the evidence and came back with a guilty verdict. We are sending a clear message that we are not tolerating gun violence in the Bronx.”
District Attorney Clark said the defendant, Charles Cherry, 34, of Riverside Drive, Manhattan, was sentenced to five years in prison and five years of post-release supervision today by Bronx Supreme Court Justice Steven Hornstein. The defendant was found guilty of one count of second-degree Criminal Possession of a Weapon on November 15, 2022 after a jury trial.
According to the investigation, on August 28, 2020, the defendant was arguing with another man at the Marble Hill Playground. Cherry left and returned and pointed the gun at the other individual. The NYPD was notified about the altercation and an officer arrived at the playground and pursued Cherry, who ran behind a building at 5250 Broadway. At the location, police recovered a loaded 9-mm pistol, which had DNA on it belonging to Cherry. Nearby surveillance video from a storage facility also captured Cherry on camera.
District Attorney Clark thanked NYPD Officer Michael Johnson of the 50th Precinct, NYPD Detective James Haskell of the NYPD Police Laboratory, Detective Luke Maddock of the Violent Crime Squad, Officer Christopher Multari, Evidence Collection Team and Elizabeth Valle, Criminalist of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for their assistance.
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