Sullivan County District Attorney Press Releas

Galligan announces guilty plea in Fallsburg gun possession case

Posted 3/22/22

Shariff Robinson, 45, of Newark, NJ, pled guilty to felony Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree before Sullivan County Court Judge Jim Farrell on Thursday, February 24.

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Sullivan County District Attorney Press Releas

Galligan announces guilty plea in Fallsburg gun possession case

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MONTICELLO, NY — Shariff Robinson, 45, of Newark, NJ, pled guilty to felony Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree before Sullivan County Court Judge Jim Farrell on Thursday, February 24. During his plea, Robinson admitted that he possessed a loaded and operable H&R model 929 revolver on May 19, 2021, in the Town of Fallsburg. The gun was recovered from the ground alongside Woodland Townhouse Road by Town of Fallsburg police officers responding to a dispute in the area and was linked to Robinson that night, resulting in his arrest. The guilty plea came immediately before hearings were scheduled to commence on the case. At the time of sentencing, which is scheduled for April 28, Galligan’s office will recommend that Robinson serve seven and a half years in prison, to be followed by five years of post-release supervision.

“If you illegally possess a handgun in Sullivan County, you will go to prison,” Galligan said. Galligan thanked the Town of Fallsburg Police Department, adding “This defendant’s vain attempt to conceal his possession of the gun by tossing it away when police arrived did not deter them from conducting an immediate and thorough investigation.” She also thanked Assistant District Attorney Steven Goldberg, who prosecuted the case.

Robinson remains incarcerated in the Sullivan County Jail pending sentencing.

Sullivan County District Attorney, Shariff Robinson

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