FROM: HOLLEY CARNRIGHT
DATE: AUGUST 10, 2018
RE: PRESS RELEASE – KEVIN GREEN INDICTMENT
Kevin Green, 33, of 80 West Pierpont St., Kingston, was indicted by an Ulster County Grand Jury on multiple felonies in connection with a shooting in a residential area of Kingston on June 5, 2018.
Green was charged by the Ulster County Grand Jury with three separate felony counts of Criminal Possession of Weapon and one count of Reckless Endangerment in the First Degree.
Shortly after 10:00 AM on June 5, Kingston Police responded to 911 calls for shots fired in the area of West Pierpont Street and Hone Street. An investigation revealed that at least two shots struck a house in the area and Kevin Green surrendered to police a short time later. A handgun was located near 80 West Pierpont Street where Green was residing.
Green made admissions to police that he fired shots claiming he was defending himself against others who threatened to harm him. Green has numerous felony convictions and cannot legally possess a handgun in New York State.
A prompt response from members of the Kingston Police Department, Ulster County Sheriff’s Office, and New York State Police secured the neighborhood. A school lockdown was effectuated at nearby Kingston Catholic School as a result of the shooting and police activity in the area.
Green faces up to fifteen years in state prison if convicted of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree.