Felon Who Fired Gun on Lower East Side Asks Time Served Citing Self Defense in SDNY

Felon Who Fired Gun on Lower East Side Asks Time Served Citing Self Defense in SDNY by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack SDNY COURTHOUSE, Sept 23  – A man previously convicted of drug dealing was charged with shooting a gun, as a felon in possession, on November 20, 2025 on Ridge Street and Stanton Street on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. He pled guilty. Inner City Press has been following the case.   Now in the run-up to a September 23 sentencing before U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Judge Richard M. Berman, his Federal Defender wrote in asking for a time served sentence.    She narrates that her client was being pursued through the streets in his own neighborhood when he fired, and that his criminal record is stale.   The case is USA v. Agosto, 1:26-cr-45 (Berman) *** Your support means a lot. As little as $5 a month helps keep us going and grants you access to exclusive bonus material on our Patreon page. Click here to become a patron. Feedback: Editorial [at] innercitypress.com Mail: Box 130222, Chinatown Station, NY NY 10013 Other, earlier Inner City Press are listed here, and some are available in the ProQuest service, and now on Lexis-Nexis.  Copyright 2006-2026 Inner City Press, Inc. To request reprint or other permission, e-contact Editorial [at] innercitypress.com