Persistent Violent Felony Offender Gets 12-To-Life For Gun Possession

MOUNT VERNON, NY — Having an illegal gun will mean that a Mount Vernon man will likely spend decades behind bars.

Westchester County District Attorney Miriam Rocah announced on Friday that a Mount Vernon man was sentenced as a persistent violent felony offender to 12 years to life in state prison for illegal gun possession.

"This sentence demonstrates my promise to not only remove dangerous weapons from our communities, but to ensure that repeat violent felony offenders who illegally possess guns face serious consequences," Rocah said.

45-year-old Darren Brown, of Mount Vernon, pleaded guilty on Sept. 27 to second degree attempted criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, a violent felony.

On Oct. 3, 2022, shortly before 10 p.m., the Mount Vernon Police Department responded to a report of a domestic dispute at a Mount Vernon home. Brown was found to be in possession of a .22 caliber revolver fully loaded with nine bullets, in his pants pocket.

Brown, who was previously convicted of violent felonies, is prohibited from legally possessing firearms.

The case was before Judge Robert Neary in Westchester County Court and prosecuted by Child/Elder Abuse Bureau Chief Christine Hatfield and Assistant District Attorney Stephanie Baehr, both of the Special Prosecutions Division.