Bicyclist with gun, drugs gets 10 years

A Schenectady man will spend a decade in federal prison after admitting he carried crack cocaine and a loaded handgun while riding through the city.

Nekie Ricks, 33, was sentenced to 120 months in prison for possessing with intent to distribute crack cocaine and possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking.

Ricks admitted that in late August 2022, he was riding his bicycle in the evening when Schenectady police stopped him for traffic violations and resisting arrest…

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