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Newburgh man charged with possession two defaced handguns
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NEWBURGH – A 24-year-old Newburgh man is in the Orange County Jail without bail after he was arrested on gun possession charges.
Orange County Sheriff’s deputies were on patrol in the area of Benkard Avenue in the City of Newburgh at around 5 p.m. on Thursday, February 22 when they pulled over a vehicle driven by Tyrek Jones on Newburgh.
They smelled marijuana and Jones admitted smoking it recently.
A search of his vehicle revealed cocaine in the driver’s door and two handguns in the trunk. One was loaded and both had their serial numbers removed.
Jones was charged with criminal possession of a weapon, willful defacement of a weapon and criminal possession of drugs, all as felonies. He was also charged with the violation of unlawful possession of marijuana and driving with no headlights.
