The Suffolk County District Attorney, Suffolk County Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives announced Friday the arrest of a Patchogue man for the illegal possession and sale of weapons, including an illegal AR-15 assault rifle. Officials say the assault rifle was assembled with illegally purchased gun parts. 35 year old Mark Singh of Patchogue was charged with two counts of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the 2nd degree, Criminal Sale of a Firearm in the 3rd degree, Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the 3rd degree and Manufacture of an Assault Weapon. Officials say a search warrant was executed on June 24 at Singh’s residence in Patchogue, during which law enforcement recovered 7 illegal assault weapons, one of which was loaded, and three additional illegally-configured receivers and parts that were in the process of being assembled; 13 high capacity magazines; hundreds of rounds of ammunition; seven illegal knives; and various tools and parts used for assembling AR-type rifles. Singh was arraigned Thursday, June 25th, 2020 and bail was set at $75,000 cash or $150,000 bond. Singh is due back in court on June 29. If convicted of the top count, Singh faces a maximum sentence of up to 15 years in prison.
Patchogue Man Arrested On Illegal Weapons Charges
