Man Accused of Making, Selling Guns From Home: Sheriff

PUTNAM COUNTY, NY — Investigation into the manufacture and sale of illegal guns in Mahopac led to the arrest of a 23-year-old Carmel resident, Putnam County Sheriff Robert Langley Jr. said Friday.

The Sheriff’s Department Narcotic Enforcement Unit executed a search warrant Thursday at a residence in Carmel. Seized from the residence were 10 unlawfully possessed pistols, one unlawfully possessed assault rifle, 67 large-capacity ammunition feeding devices, as well as tools and parts to make more than 20 additional firearms. Except for one, none of the firearms had a serial number inscribed on it, Langley said.

David Goldberg, Jr. was charged with Criminal Possession of a Dangerous Weapon in the First Degree, Criminal Sale of a Firearm in the Third Degree, Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Third Degree (2 counts), Criminal Possession of a Firearm (10 counts), Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Fourth Degree, and Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Seventh Degree.

He was arraigned in the Town of Carmel Justice Court and sent to the Putnam County Correctional Facility in lieu of $15,000 cash bail or $30,000 bond.

The PCSO Road Patrol, Identification and Forensic Unit, Bureau of Criminal Investigation, Town of Carmel Police Department, FBI Westchester County Safe Streets Task Force, and the Putnam County District Attorney’s Office assisted in the investigation.