Office of the District Attorney
P. David Soares
Albany County Judicial Building
Albany , New York 12207
(518) 487-5460
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Man Pleads Guilty to Hiding Gun in Infant Crib

ALBANY , NY - District Attorney P. David Soares today announced that WILLIAM RODRIGUEZ, 30, of Second Street in Albany, NY, pled guilty to (1) count of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree, a Class “ C ” Felony in front of the Honorable Thomas Breslin. RODRIGUEZ faces no more than 5 years in prison and 5 years post release supervision when sentenced in July. RODRIGUEZ must also sign a no contact order of protection for the victim and her children.

“Possession of an illegal firearm is certainly a crime, but threatening a victim with that loaded gun in front of three children and then hiding it in the bed of an infant is far more egregious. This man is very lucky to be facing five years in prison instead of a lifetime behind bars if the victim or a child had been injured or killed as a result of his actions,” commented DA Soares.

On March 10, 2008 at approximately 2:31 A.M. at 225 Second Street, in the City of Albany, Albany Police Officers responded to a call from a woman who said she was threatened with a gun by her boyfriend. The investigation showed that RODRIGUEZ had punched the victim in the stomach, face and body, while pushing and shouting at her. RODRIGUEZ then held a loaded .25 Caliber handgun to her head and stated, “I’m gonna shoot you in your (expletive) head and your brains are gonna scatter.” There were three children present during some of these incidents and the loaded gun was found hidden in the crib of one of the children.

ADA Christina Calabrese handled the prosecution of the case.

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