Had Guns, Drugs in His House Where Seven-Year-Old Lived
A Sound Beach man was sentenced to eight years in prison for possessing illegal weapons and narcotics in a home that housed a seven-year-old child.
On January 15, members of the Suffolk County Police Department executed a court-authorized search warrant at Daniel Fink’s residence. Fink shared the residence with his girlfriend and her seven-year-old child, who were both home at the time. Upon searching the residence, officers recovered four loaded and operable semiautomatic pistols: a nine-millimeter Luger; a Glock .380-caliber; a Davis Industries .32 caliber; and a Glock (Austria) nine-millimeter Luger. They also recovered one loaded and operable assault weapon, two loaded and operable revolvers, four large capacity ammunition feeding devices, two digital scales, and plastic bags used to package narcotics.
In addition to cocaine, Fink also possessed MDMA (also known as ecstasy or molly), psilocybin (or mushrooms), ketamine, clonazepam, buprenorphine, and oxycodone.
On June 12, Fink pleaded guilty before Acting Supreme Court Justice Richard I. Horowitz to the following charges:
- two counts of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree, both Class B felonies
- eight counts of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree, all C felonies
- one count of Criminally Using Drug Paraphernalia, a Class A misdemeanor
- one count of Endangering the Welfare of a Child, a Class A Misdemeanor
On July 25, Fink was sentenced to eight years in prison, followed by five years of post-release supervision.
“We will not tolerate the endangerment of children through illegal drug and weapons activities,” said Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney. “This defendant’s decision to store illegal narcotics and firearms where a seven-year-old child was present is unconscionable. This case highlights the tragic reality of how drug crimes often put our most vulnerable citizens at risk.”