2 Jefferson County men could face decades in prison for possessing modified rifle, feds say
Updated 8:35 PM;
Syracuse, N.Y. Two Jefferson County men were arrested Saturday for possessing an illegally modified short-barreled rifle, and could face decades in prison, according to federal prosecutors.
Adam Cook, 30, of Clayton, was charged with manufacturing, possessing and transferring the illegal rifle, according to a news release issued by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of New York. He was also charged with possession with intent to distribute and distributing cocaine, as well as possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, prosecutors said.