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Office of the District Attorney P. David Soares
Man Found Guilty of Hiding Sawed-Off Shotgun in Stuffed Alligator
ALBANY , NY – District Attorney P. David Soares today announced that CARLTON TILLERY 50, of Schenectady, NY, was found guilty after a jury trial of (1) count of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree, a Class “C” Felony, before the Honorable Stephen Herrick. TILLERY faces 15 years in prison when sentenced on March 20, 2008. “On average, this office sends one man to state prison every week for carrying an illegal weapon and this is the second guilty verdict for that crime this week. The proliferation of guns on our streets is a problem and I am very pleased that a sawed-off shotgun and the individual who was willing to use that gun will no longer be a threat to this community. We have more work to do and I am committed to fighting this arms race to rid our streets of these dangerous weapons,” commented DA Soares. “I would also like to thank the juries in both of these trials for their service to the citizens of Albany County.” On August 14, 2007, at 6:47 P.M. on North Swan Street and Livingston Avenue, Albany Police Officers working in an undercover capacity observed a group of men talking on the street. They observed TILLERY reach into a vehicle and retrieve a stuffed alligator. The behavior seemed unusual and the Officers inquired, at which point TILLERY placed the alligator back into the vehicle. Upon further investigation, the Officers discovered that within the alligator was a sawed-off shotgun and TILLERY had ammunition in his pocket. The barrel of the shotgun was sawed down less than 18 inches making it a firearm. Street Crimes Bureau Chief Francisco Calderon handled the prosecution of this case. On January 24, 2008, Alphonso Robinson, 32, of Albany, NY, was found guilty after a jury trial of (1) count of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Third Degree, a Class “D” Felony. Robinson was convicted after his DNA was found on the loaded firearm and faces up to 3½ to 7 years in prison when he is sentenced on March 20, 2007. ADA David Gonzalez of the Street Crimes Bureau handled the prosecution of this case. ###
For further information contact: Heather Streeter Orth
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