NEWBURGH, NY – Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced on Friday that Nicholas Palm, 29, of Newburgh, was convicted of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree after a jury trial. Palm faces up to 15 years in state prison when sentenced on May 16, 2023. The minimum sentence Palm faces is elevated based on his prior conviction for illegally possessing a firearm in 2018.
As alleged at trial, on July 29, 2022, members of the City of Newburgh Police Department and the New York State Police responded to the area of Fullerton Avenue for a report of a man with a gun. Upon arriving at the location, police officers found Palm, who matched the description of the man with the gun. A loaded 9mm Taurus firearm was recovered from his pants pocket. District Attorney Hoovler thanked the City of Newburgh Police Department and New York State Police for their investigation and arrest of the defendant.