Newburgh Man Gets Up to 7 Years for Criminal Weapon Possession

Jorge Ramirez, a 41-year-old Newburgh resident, was sentenced Monday to an aggregate term of two and one-third to seven years in state prison following his guilty plea to third-degree criminal possession of a weapon in Orange County Court.

The Orange County District Attorney's office announced the sentence, which carries a minimum of two years and four months before Ramirez becomes eligible for parole consideration, with the maximum exposure running to seven years.

Third-degree criminal possession of a weapon in New York is a class D felony, typically involving firearms that are loaded and operable or other dangerous weapons possessed under circumstances that indicate intent to use them unlawfully. A conviction at that level carries significant sentencing weight under state law, and the term imposed on Ramirez falls within the indeterminate sentencing range applicable to felony offenders in New York.

Ramirez's case was prosecuted through Orange County Court, the county-level felony tribunal that handles the most serious criminal matters originating from communities across the region, including Newburgh, which has faced persistent challenges related to gun violence in recent years.

The guilty plea avoided a trial and produced a sentence that the District Attorney's office chose to publicize, a common practice when weapon-related convictions result in state prison commitments.