The First Squad reports the arrest of two individuals for Criminal Possession of a Gun that occurred on Friday, May 12, 2023, at 3:27 a.m. in Roosevelt.
According to Detectives, Officers were on routine patrol when they observed a suspicious vehicle parked in the vicinity of Rose Avenue. Upon further investigation, Officers recovered a loaded 9mm handgun and two loaded high capacity 9mm magazines. Defendant Hashem N. Poindexter, 24, of 100 Rose Avenue, and Thaila Henderson, 23, of 23 Kemp Avenue in Glen Cove, were arrested without incident. Defendant Poindexter was in possession of 10.5 grams of a white substance believed to be crack cocaine.
Defendant Poindexter is charged with Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 3rd Degree, Criminal Possession of a Weapon 4th Degree, Criminal Possession of a Weapon 2nd Degree, and two counts of Unlawful Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. He will be arraigned on Saturday, May 13, 2023, at First District Court, 99 Main Street in Hempstead.
Defendant Henderson is charged with Criminal Possession of a Weapon 4th Degree, Criminal Possession of a Weapon 2nd Degree, and Unlawful Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. She will be arraigned on Saturday, May 13, 2023, at First District Court, 99 Main Street in Hempstead.