BPD: Two men charged after guns and drugs found in their Glenmont home

— Photo from BPD

Bethlehem Police display the evidence they found in a Glenmont apartment.

GLENMONT — On Oct. 30, after a Glenmont man pointed a loaded pistol at a man delivering newspapers, the home of the gunman was searched, where police found money, drugs, and a stolen gun, according to a release from Bethlehem Police.

The release said events unfolded this way: At about 12:24 a.m., Bethlehem officers went to Winnie Place for a report that Benjamin M. Shore, 34, had confronted the man delivering newspapers, accusing him of “robbing” Shore’s apartment. The delivery man got away unharmed.

Shore was located and taken into custody. A search warrant was issued for his home, an apartment he shared with Kevon Julien, 39, from which “detectives recovered money, large quantities of drugs, and a stolen firearm.”

Both men were charged with third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance: narcotic drug intent to sell, third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance: meth intent to sell; criminal possession of a controlled substance: narcotic; and fourth-degree criminal possession of a stolen property - firearm — all felonies.

Shore was charged with being a fugitive from justice in the state of Virginia and with two additional felonies: second-degree criminal possession of a weapon: loaded firearm and first degree reckless endangerment.

Julien was charged with criminal possession of a firearm.

Both men were arraigned in Bethlehem Town Court. Julien was released under the supervision of Albany County Probation and Shore was remanded to Albany County’s jail. A return date was set for Nov. 19.

— Melissa Hale-Spencer

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