Man Detained for Gun in Car in East Bronx Pled Guilty Got Time Served Now 2d Guilty Plea

Man Detained for Gun in Car in East Bronx Pled Guilty Got Time Served Now 2d Guilty Plea by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack SDNY COURTHOUSE, May 8 – Trevis Raphael, who pled guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm in 2016, is charged with the same offense now in 2024. On April 29 he appeared before U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Magistrate Judge Barbara C. Moses. Inner City Press was there, the only media in the SDNY Mag Court.   The Complaint says police noticed Raphael's car with an obstructed license plate on Eastchester and Williamsbridge Roads in The Bronx and asked to search it. He declined, but get back into his car when told not to. They arrested him and then searched his car, finding a gun.   In a post-arrest statement he said he had stolen the gun from a girlfriend, for his own protection. He was detained on consent. On May 28, Raphael was indicted and the case assigned to Judge Lorna G. Schofield. She endorsed a scheduled on June 18; on June 26 Raphael was arraigned and pled not guilty, before Magistrate Judge Robyn F. Tarnofsky. On August 29, Raphael and his second lawyer appeared in the SDNY Magistrates Court seeking release on bond. Inner City Press was there: AUSA: We agree to release on $100,000 bond but he should remain detained [in MDC] until conditions met. Judge: Why? AUSA: He had to be forcibly removed from his car...In MDC he refused hand restraints then pushed a corrections officer  Judge: Why is the government even proposing he be released? Pre-Trial Services recommends detention. AUSA: It wasn't a violent crime... Defense: The police put him face down on the pavement in the rain. We intend to file a motion to suppress. Judge (after a break) I am releasing you on your own signature, today, with conditions to be met by Sept 12. Jump cut to March 5, 2025 when Raphael pled guilty to Count 1 before Magistrate Judge Robyn F. Tarnofsky. On September 18 the US Attorney's Office wrote in asking for 27 months on October 7. In fact, he got time served. Then another VOSR proceeding in 2026, resulting in a guilty plea before, again, Magistrate Judge Tarnofsky. On May 8 the US Attorney's Office sent that transcript to Judge Schofield, suggesting a May 15 sentencing.  The case is US v. Raphael, 24-cr-339 (Schofield / Tarnofsky) *** 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 SDNY Press Room 500 Pearl Street, NY NY 10007 USA Mail: Box 130222, Chinatown Station, NY NY 10013 Reporter's mobile (and weekends): 718-716-3540 Other, earlier Inner City Press are listed here, and some are available in the ProQuest service, and now on Lexis-Nexis.  Copyright 2006-2025 Inner City Press, Inc. To request reprint or other permission, e-contact Editorial [at] innercitypress.com