ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Surveillance video from a tavern in Albany has been released from the night a Schenectady man brandished a gun at patrons. Officials with Albany County shared the video from Washington Tavern of the incident with NEWS10 after Hector Gomez, 41, pleaded guilty to gun charges on September 24.
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Gomez is facing a possible sentence of eight to 12 years in prison for brandishing a gun during a verbal fight at the Western Avenue tavern at 2:45 a.m. on February 8. Gomez admitted in his guilty plea that the argument turned physical, and he pulled out a 9mm handgun on customers.
Charges
- Second-degree kidnapping
- Second-degree criminal possession of a weapon
- Second-degree burglary, First-degree unlawful imprisonment
- First-degree criminal trespassing
- Second-degree menacing
The Albany County District Attorney’s Office indicted Gomez in March on charges listed above. Gomez is expected to be sentenced at the beginning of January.
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