BOHEMIA MAN SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS FOR POSSESSING NEARLY A KILO OF COCAINE AND LOADED HANDGUN

(SUFFOLK COUNTY, N.Y.) – Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney today announced the sentence of Christopher Reece to 10 years in prison following his August conviction for possession of narcotics and a loaded, operable illegal weapon.

“This conviction represents the fourth time that this defendant has been found to have either been selling dangerous drugs and/or possessing illegal weapons,” said District Attorney Tierney. “Enough is enough. He needs to be held responsible for his actions and serve a significant sentence.”

Reece, 45, pleaded guilty in August 2022 to one count of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Second Degree, a class A felony, and one count of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree, a Class C violent felony.

The defendant was arrested on October 21, 2021, after members of the Suffolk County Police Department executed a search warrant at his residence on Middleton Road in Bohemia. During the search, detectives recovered 978 grams of cocaine, a loaded .9 mm semiautomatic pistol, and two additional magazines.

Members of law enforcement estimate that the sale of the cocaine would have yielded Reece about $90,000 in profit. Also recovered during the execution of the search warrant were several digital scales used for weighing and distributing cocaine, multiple cellular phones, and $7,000 in cash. A review of the cellular telephones recovered at the residence showed communications to and from the defendant, his customers, and others, discussing narcotic transactions.

Reece had been previously convicted in 2014, 2004 and 1998 of Attempted Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree; Attempted Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree and Criminal Possession of a Loaded Firearm in the Third Degree respectively.

The defendant pleaded guilty on August 25, 2022, before Supreme Court Justice, the Honorable Timothy P. Mazzei. At the time of his plea, Reece admitted to possessing 978 grams of cocaine and a loaded, operable pistol. Today, the defendant was sentenced by Justice Mazzei to 10 years’ incarceration followed by 5 years’ post-release supervision.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant District Danielle Davis of the Narcotics Bureau.

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