FROM: HOLLEY CARNRIGHT
DATE: DECEMBER 5, 2018
RE: PRESS RELEASE – WILLIE RODRIGUEZ SENTENCE
On November 28, 2018 Willie Rodriguez was sentenced to 13 years in state prison on his conviction for Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the second degree and 5 years in state prison on his conviction for Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the third degree, with the sentences to run concurrent. The convictions arose from December 22, 2017 when Willie Rodriguez was arrested for possession of a loaded firearm that had been stolen from a Saugerties vehicle. At the time of his arrest Rodriguez also had a quantity of heroin on him. Rodriguez codefendants, Skylar Eichert and Gina Julian, both previously pled guilty and were sentenced to state prison.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Timothy Lawson with the assistance of Assistant District Attorney Jarrid Blades. The defendant was represented by attorney Edward Bruno.