ALBANY, N.Y. – A Watervliet man admitted Monday to trading cocaine for stolen guns, pleading guilty to two federal firearms charges tied to a 2022 burglary at a Hudson Falls gun shop.
Prosecutors said 34-year-old Kwahpreme Mitchell admitted he received firearms from Jonathon Combs and Martin Taft, who had stolen them from Calamity Jane’s Firearms and Fine Shoes on Oct. 21, 2022. In exchange, Mitchell agreed to provide the pair with 150 grams of cocaine. Days earlier, on Oct. 15, Mitchell also gave Combs about 3.5 grams of crack cocaine in return for a shotgun, according to court documents.
Mitchell was prohibited from having guns because of a prior felony drug conviction. Federal prosecutors said his actions tied narcotics to stolen weapons, creating what law enforcement described as a serious threat to public safety…