FROM: HOLLEY CARNRIGHT
ULSTER COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY
DATE: DECEMBER 6, 2018
SUBJECT: PRESS RELEASE-KIRK CARNEY PLEA
On December 3, 2018, Kirk Carney, age 57, of Olive, New York, pled guilty to the felony of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Third Degree in connection with his possession of a large capacity ammunition feeding device capable of holding twenty-five rounds. A search warrant executed on defendant’s residence on September 18, 2018 by members of the Community Narcotics and Enforcement Team (CNET) led to the recovery of the ammunition feeding device, along with numerous other shotguns and rifles which the defendant was not allowed to possess because he was a convicted felon. Defendant is also a level three sex offender having twice been convicted of sexual offense crimes. The search warrant stemmed from an investigation into the defendant illegally selling rifles and shotguns to an undercover officer. Carney is due to be sentenced on February 11, 2019 and faces up to seven years in state prison with five years of post-release supervision.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Paul Derohannesian. The defendant was represented by attorney Mikael Cohn.