A week-long jury trial has led to the conviction of Gerald Hogue, 32, on a second-degree weapons possession charge following an August 2011 arrest, Erie County District Attorney Frank A. Sedita III announced.
Hogue was arrested in possession of a loaded .38-caliber handgun after Buffalo police officers responded to a disturbance at Davidson Avenue and Suffolk Street. The investigation determined that Hogue possessed the weapon and then passed it to his co-defendant, Cynthia Holes, who previously was convicted on a weapons charge, prosecutors said.
Both Hogue and Holes face maximum prison terms of 15 years when sentenced before Erie County Judge Michael Pietruszka, authorities said.
Hogue was arrested in possession of a loaded .38-caliber handgun after Buffalo police officers responded to a disturbance at Davidson Avenue and Suffolk Street. The investigation determined that Hogue possessed the weapon and then passed it to his co-defendant, Cynthia Holes, who previously was convicted on a weapons charge, prosecutors said.
Both Hogue and Holes face maximum prison terms of 15 years when sentenced before Erie County Judge Michael Pietruszka, authorities said.