A Coram man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for possessing a loaded handgun and several ounces of cocaine.
During the early morning hours of March 3, 2023, members of the Suffolk County Police Department executed a search warrant at David Wilson’s home. Wilson was found in possession of eight ounces of cocaine, a loaded pistol modified to function as a machine gun with an extended magazine, packaging materials, a digital scale, and more than $11,000 in cash.
Wilson had been previously convicted of several narcotics and weapons-related felonies in January 2016, including third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance, both Class B felonies, and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, a Class C violent felony. Additionally, in August 2004, Wilson was convicted of fifth-degree attempted criminal possession of a controlled substance, a Class E felony. In June 2003, Wilson was convicted of third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance, a Class B felony.
On April 5, 2024, Wilson, 42, pleaded guilty to second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, a Class C violent felony, and second-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a Class A-II felony, before Acting Supreme Court Justice Richard I. Horowitz. On October 2, 2024, Horowitz sentenced Wilson to 10 years in prison and five years of post-release supervision.
“A drug dealer with an illegally modified firearm poses a clear threat to public safety,” said Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney. “Anyone who brings dangerous drugs and illegal weapons into our community will be caught and prosecuted. We remain committed to working with our law enforcement partners to get these illegal substances and firearms off our streets.”