LI Man Indicted For Selling Untraceable Guns, Stockpiling Assault Weapons: DA

SAINT JAMES, NY — A Saint James man has been indicted on multiple felony charges after prosecutors say he sold more than a dozen illegal, untraceable firearms to an undercover police officer and was later found with a cache of additional weapons, including assault weapons and gun-making equipment.

Bryan Bennett, 36, was charged with first-degree criminal Sale of a firearm and several related offenses, Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney said.

According to prosecutors, between March 2024 and January 2026, Bennett sold approximately 12 untraceable firearms — often referred to as “ghost guns” — to an undercover Suffolk County Police officer during three separate transactions.

Authorities said the weapons were sold for a total of about $12,500.

Bennett was arrested on Feb. 25 and had five illegal firearms at the time, prosecutors said.

Following the arrest, detectives executed search warrants at two residences connected to Bennett. During those searches, investigators allegedly recovered approximately 10 additional firearms described as assault weapons, along with high-capacity ammunition magazines.

Authorities also seized a 3D printer, polymer materials, and specialized tools that prosecutors said were used to manufacture and assemble firearms.

Prosecutors say some of the weapons contained 3D-printed components, making them untraceable and illegal under New York law.

Bennett was arraigned on March 31 before Acting Supreme Court Justice Philip Goglas on the indictment.

He was charged with two counts of frist-degree criminal sale of a firearm, Class B felonies; one count of second-degree criminal sale of a firearm, a Class C felony; 15 counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, Class C felonies; four counts of third-degree criminal possession of a Weapon, Class D felonies; and one count of criminal possession of a Firearm, a Class E felony.

Goglas ordered Bennett held on $1,000,000 cash bail, $5,000,000 bond, or $10,000,000 partially secured bond, DA Tierney said.

If convicted on the top charge, Bennett faces up to 25 years in prison, prosecutors said.

He is scheduled to return to court on May 11.

Bennett is being represented by Anthony LaPinta, who was not immediately available for comment on the charges.

“This defendant allegedly built and sold illegal firearms with no regard for where they would end up or who would be harmed,” Tierney said. “Any one of these could have been used to commit criminal activity. Thank you to the Suffolk detectives who took these illegal firearms off our streets.”