NEW YORK (1010 WINS/WCBS 880) – A Long Island man was arraigned on Tuesday for allegedly firing dozens of shots out of his apartment which hit two homes, and nearly hit a child asleep in his bed in August, prosecutors said.
Steven Frigand, 58, allegedly fired dozens of shots from his basement apartment in North Massapequa, Long Island, on Aug. 20, according to the indictment.
Several of the shots hit a house located behind his apartment, while additional rounds pierced some fences.
Two bullets went into a nearby house, one of which almost struck a child sleeping in his bed and the homeowner who went over to check on the child.
When the police got there, Frigand was in the basement and didn't come out for over an hour.
He was then taken to Nassau University Medical Center once he left his house.
Frigand was arrested later that day.
Following a search of the basement, police found 18 firearms, 40 high-capacity magazines, numerous rounds of ammunition, various shell casings, bullets, bullet fragments, and over 27 ounces of cocaine along with drug paraphernalia.
"No resident should ever have to fear gunfire erupting in their neighborhood or piercing the walls of their home," Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly said. "We will continue to work with our law enforcement partners to keep dangerous illegal weapons out of our communities."
Frigand was arraigned on criminal possession of a controlled substance, criminally using drug paraphernalia, criminal possession of a weapon, criminal possession of a firearm, reckless endangerment, criminal mischief, obstructing governmental administration and resisting arrest.
Frigand pleaded not guilty, and bail was set at $2 million cash, $4 million bond, and $20 million partially secured bond.
If convicted, Frigand faces up to 20 years in prison.
