23-year-old college student indicted on over 300 counts after allegedly selling guns to undercover officer
A college student originally from New York City has been indicted on over 300 gun-related charges, accused of trafficking firearms into the Big Apple and illegally selling dozens of weapons to an undercover officer, according to prosecutors.
Shakor Rodriguez, a 23-year-old Bronx native studying at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tennessee, was hit with 304 counts in two indictments, including charges of criminal sale of a firearm and criminal possession of a firearm, the Bronx District Attorney’s office announced Wednesday.
NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell says stopping traffickers is a priority.
“Stopping traffickers who flood our streets with illegal guns is mission critical in our work to smash the Iron Pipeline,” she said. “The NYPD’s officers, working with their prosecutorial partners in the Bronx District Attorney’s Office, are the first line of defense in protecting our residents, our families, and our children from the scourge of gun violence and I commend their work in this important case.”
Rodriguez was arraigned Dec. 23 on 225 counts, and he has pleaded not guilty to the charges, according to court records.
He also was arraigned last week on 79 counts, including criminal sale of a firearm, criminal possession of a firearm and possession of ammunition, before Bronx Supreme Court Justice Albert Lorenzo. Rodriguez was remanded and his next court appearance is scheduled for Jan. 31.
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