WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – The Westchester County District Attorney, Miriam E. Rocah, announced the sentencing of a Mount Vernon man for persistent violent felony offenses, including illegal gun possession.
Darren Brown, 45, of Mount Vernon, was sentenced to 12 years to life in state prison.
Brown pleaded guilty on September 27 to Attempted Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree, a violent felony.
On October 3, 2022, at approximately 9:46 p.m., the Mount Vernon Police Department responded to a domestic dispute at a Mount Vernon residence. Brown was found with a .22 caliber revolver, fully loaded with nine bullets, in his pocket.
As a previously convicted violent felon, Brown is legally prohibited from possessing firearms. The case was heard by Judge Robert Neary in Westchester County Court. Child/Elder Abuse Bureau Chief Christine Hatfield and Assistant District Attorney Stephanie Baehr, both of the Special Prosecutions Division, prosecuted the case.