Yorktown Man Accused Of Illegally Possessing Large Weapons Cache

YORKTOWN, NY — A Yorktown man was accused of illegally possessing a cache of weapons and ammunition in his family's home. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino Jr. and Yorktown police Chief Robert Noble said Emeric Tyler, 20, of Yorktown, was charged with 33 felony counts of third-degree criminal possession of a weapon and three misdemeanor counts of second-degree reckless endangerment.

Police said the weapons were stored along numerous lawfully possessed weapons. Police were alerted to the weapons under the state's so-called red flag law.

Tyler was arraigned Friday night in the Yorktown Court and released on his own recognizance in accordance with bail statutes. He is scheduled to appear in Yorktown Court May 16.

Yorktown police said they were alerted about the weapons by a concerned individual and they obtained an Extreme Risk Protection Order to remove them from Tyler's home.

During the execution of the protection order, police said they discovered and seized more than 30 lawfully possessed weapons.

Based on what police saw while in the residence, a search warrant was obtained and 33 high-capacity magazines were recovered pursuant to the search warrant, along with highly flammable substances that posed a risk to the home's occupants.

The Westchester County Department of Public Safety assisted in securing the home. No one was injured during the execution of the warrants or arrest.

Scarpino said this was what the red flag law was meant to do — "give police, prosecutors, family members and concerned citizens the legal process to remove weapons from someone who may be a danger to themselves of others."