LIBERTY, NY — District Attorney Meagan Galligan announced that Nyyair Carney, 24, of Port Jervis, was sentenced on July 7, to 10 years in prison plus five years of post-release supervision for his illegal possession of a handgun in Sullivan County. Carney had previously pled guilty before Sullivan County Court Judge Jim Farrell, admitting that he illegally possessed a loaded and operable Rohm .22 magnum revolver when police responded to the report of a fight in progress at the Sunoco Station in Liberty on April 4, 2021. Carney has a previous felony conviction, rendering him ineligible to possess any firearm.

DA Galligan said, “The police who responded to this incident – including members of the State Police and Sheriff’s Office – were in a very dangerous situation; their decisive and professional conduct kept them and others secure. Their work on this case and many others is commendable. I am grateful to them and to our community members who reported this situation and helped make our community a safer place.”

Galligan praised the work of Assistant District Attorneys Steve Goldberg and Michael Puma, who prosecuted the case.

Carney remains incarcerated at the Sullivan County Jail awaiting transport to the New York State Department of Corrections.