BRONX MAN INDICTED FOR BRINGING ASSAULT RIFLE INTO SUBWAY STATION AND ASSAULTING POLICE OFFICERS

Defendant Was Apprehended in Subway Tunnel; Also Had 25 Rounds of Ammo 

Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced that a Bronx man has been indicted for Criminal Possession of a Weapon and additional charges after he was caught with an assault-style rifle and a large-capacity magazine in his backpack inside a Bronx subway station. 

District Attorney Clark said, “The defendant allegedly brought a disassembled semiautomatic rifle and ammunition typically used in hunting into a subway station, putting commuters at risk. We will not tolerate firearms in public places, especially high-powered weapons that can cause mass injuries.” 

District Attorney Clark said Abraham Sosa, 20 of 1729 Fillmore Street, was indicted on two counts of second-degree Criminal Possession of a Weapon, three counts of third-degree Criminal Possession of a Weapon, Criminal Possession of a Firearm, two counts of fourth-degree Criminal Possession of a Weapon, second-degree Assault, third-degree Assault, second-degree Obstructing Governmental Administration, Resisting Arrest, Trespass, and Possession of Ammunition. He was arraigned before Bronx Supreme Court Justice Seth Steed on December 6, 2024. Bail was set at $25,000 cash/$75,000 bond/$75,000 partially secured bond at 5%. He is due back in court on March 26, 2025.

According to the investigation, on November 5, 2024, at approximately 4:31 p.m., NYPD Transit Officers allegedly saw Sosa enter a restricted tunnel at the Kingsbridge Road subway station and start to urinate. When approached by officers, he allegedly resisted arrest and attempted to run away, knocking three officers to the ground. When he was placed under arrest, the disassembled rifle, which was in two parts, fell out of his backpack. The serial number on the firearm was defaced. The defendant allegedly had 24 rounds of 300 Blackout ammunition in a large capacity ammunition feeding device and one in the chamber. 

District Attorney Clark thanked NYPD Officer Elisa Almonte and NYPD Sergeant Nicholas Marino, both of Transit District 11, for their work on the investigation.

An indictment is an accusatory instrument and not proof of a defendant’s guilt.