Binghamton man gets 9 years in prison after accepting plea deal in 2022 shooting incident
A Binghamton man originally charged with attempted murder for a 2022 shooting that injured another man was sentenced in Broome County Court on Thursday to nine years in prison after pleading guilty to a lesser felony charge.
Carheem Felton, 40, was also sentenced to five years of post-release supervision as part of the plea agreement.
Felton was initially charged by Binghamton police with second-degree attempted murder and criminal possession of a weapon in connection with a shooting incident Aug. 2, 2023 near 511 Chenango St. on Binghamton's North Side.
Officers who responded to a report of a shooting in that vicinity found a victim who police said suffered a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to his arm and chest. He was transported to an area hospital for treatment of his injuries.
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Detectives took Felton into custody a short time later after stopping a car in the area of 150 Moeller St., police said.
Police also conducted a search of the vehicle involved and found a loaded 9mm “ghost gun,” a firearm privately assembled with individual parts and no serial number.
Felton had a previous Broome County conviction for third-degree attempted criminal possession of a weapon, along with convictions in Queens for criminal sale of a controlled substance.
In January, Felton pleaded guilty in Broome County Court to a single count of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, a felony, as a second felony offender.
"Possessing illegal firearms will not be tolerated by the Broome County District Attorney’s Office," District Attorney Paul Battisti said in a news release. "Let the sentencing today stand as a clear message — illegal possession of firearms will be pursued aggressively within the confines of the law."
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