WARSAW — A convicted felon from Rochester admitted possessing an unlawful handgun throughout a site visitors cease in February.
Damonie S. Benjamin, 23, appeared in Wyoming County Court docket Friday, the place he waived indictment on expenses of second-degree legal possession of a weapon, second-degree legal impersonation, aggravated unlicensed operation, no license and gear violations.
He pleaded responsible to tried legal possession of a weapon, a felony punishable by as much as seven years in state jail.
Benjamin, who has a minimum of one earlier felony conviction, is to be sentenced Could 5. He at the moment is in Monroe County Jail on drugged-driving and different expenses.
Benjamin was arrested after a site visitors cease in Warsaw in early February. Deputies seen a robust odor of marijuana and that Benjamin, who gave police a faux identify, had 16 energetic suspensions on his license.
A search of the automotive revealed a loaded .38-caliber handgun in a secret compartment inside the dashboard.
Additionally in County Court docket final week and Monday: nA girl with an intensive legal historical past, together with mendacity to police about being shot, was given an opportunity at avoiding state jail.
Brittney L. Ellis, 31, of Hunt had been charged with driving whereas impaired by medication as a felony, that means a minimum of three earlier DWI or drug-related driving convictions, felony aggravated unlicensed operation, possession of medication, possessing a hypodermic needle, petit and gear violations.
She pleaded responsible and was positioned on a one-year interim probation program. If profitable, she might be allowed to withdraw the plea and plead to a lesser cost to keep away from state jail.
Ellis had a few dozen earlier arrests throughout the previous six years.
In December 2015, Ellis was arrested after an investigation right into a capturing at her residence in Portage.
Ellis had known as 911 about 4 a.m. Dec. 28 and reported {that a} masked intruder had shot her within the leg.
That resulted in an intensive investigation till it was decided that Ellis had lied and had by chance shot herself within the leg when she went exterior with a loaded gun to seek out out why her canine had been barking.
nRyan Forrester, 41, of Perry waived indictment on housebreaking, drug expenses, legal mischief, resisting arrest and obstruction of governmental administration.
He pleaded responsible to third-degree housebreaking and obstruction and was positioned on a one-year interim probation.
Forrester was arrested in January after police responded to a housebreaking in progress on Lake Avenue. He ran from police however was caught a short while later.
nCory Curry, 30, of Dalton pleaded responsible to petit larceny and was sentenced to 364 days in jail.
nMichael Rydzyk, 32, of Strykersville entered a not responsible plea to an indictment charging him with felony legal mischief, three counts of felony aggravated household offense and endangering the welfare of a kid.
