Oswego County Teen Charged With 53 Felonies And 17 Misdemeanors For Guns

Hastings, N.Y. - An Oswego County teen has been charged with 53 felonies and 17 misdemeanors related to illegal guns:

Thursday July 20th, State Troopers arrested 18-year-old David Desimone III, of Elderberry Lane in Hastings after conducting a search of his home.

Last November they searched his home on an Extreme Risk Protection Order where they found some guns.

Troopers later learned of a secret room, where they discovered guns modified to be fully automatic, handguns, silencers, body armor, and other illegal firearms components. Many of the handguns and long guns are considered ghost guns.

State Police allege Desimone has been selling firearms over the "dark web" and in person.

Below is list of the charges:

• Criminal possession of a weapon 2nd degree – (1) count – class "C" felony
• Criminal possession of a weapon 3rd degree – (8) counts – class "D" felony (silencers)
• Criminal possession of a weapon 3rd degree – (32) counts –class "D" felony (High capacity magazines)
• Criminal possession of a weapon 3rd degree – (11) counts – class "D" felony (Defaced firearms)
• Criminal possession of a firearm – (1) count – class "E" felony
• Criminal possession of a weapon 4th degree – (14) counts – class "A" misdemeanor (Possessing gun manufacturing parts while the respondent of an Extreme Risk Protection Order)
• Criminal Contempt 2nd degree – (2) counts – class "A" misdemeanor – (Violating the court order for possessing firearms while the respondent of an Extreme Risk Protection Order)
• Unlawful possession of body armor – (1) count – class "A" misdemeanor