Kejohna King Pled Guilty to Attempted Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree

 Defendant Faces up to Seven Years in Prison

 Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that on Friday,  Kejohna King, age 36, of Newburgh, pled guilty in Orange County Court to Attempted Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree.  Under the plea agreement announced on the record at the time that he pled guilty, King faces up to seven (7) years in prison when he is sentenced. 

As alleged in documents filed and statements made in court, on January 11, 2024, members of the City of Newburgh Police Department were dispatched for a report of a disturbance involving a firearm.  When the police arrived on scene, they saw King flee, resulting in a foot pursuit.  During the pursuit, King dropped a crossbody bag containing a loaded pistol.  When the police recovered the bag, they located the firearm and additional ammunition.  Even more ammunition was recovered from King’s pocket when he was arrested.  King later admitted to police that he was the individual who brandished the firearm that resulted in the initial call for service.  At the plea proceedings, King admitted to illegally possessing the loaded firearm.

District Attorney Hoovler thanked the City of Newburgh Police Department whose investigation led to the arrest of King.

 “Yet again we see proactive policing taking an illegal gun and the offender who brandished it off our streets,” said District Attorney David M. Hoovler. “Law enforcement will not rest while illegally possessed firearms are in the hands of potentially dangerous criminals.  I applaud the work of the City of Newburgh Police and the prosecutors involved in ensuring that justice was done in this case.”

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Nicholas Mangold.

This criminal charge is merely an allegation that a defendant has committed a violation of the criminal law, and it is not evidence of guilt. All defendants are presumed innocent and entitled to a fair trial, during which it will be the State of New York’s burden to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.