Nesconset Man And Woman Arrested After Firing A Shot In Avalon Circle Apartment

Neil Ross-FranceDominica KaisenSuffolk County Police have arrested a Nesconset man and woman for possessing guns and drugs after the man fired a shot into a neighboring apartment in Nesconset on Christmas Eve.

A resident of Avalon Circle heard a loud bang in her apartment on December 24 at approximately 10 a.m.  She called police and an investigation revealed her neighbors were having an argument, when the male neighbor, Neil Ross-France, fired a weapon, causing a bullet to penetrate his neighbor’s wall.

A further investigation by Suffolk County Police Fourth Squad detectives revealed the couple was hiding a loaded handgun, a loaded shotgun and a quantity of cocaine and marijuana in the bedroom of their four-year-old son. 

Ross-France, 26, was charged with Reckless Endangerment 1^st Degree and Obstructing Governmental Administration.  Both Ross-France and Dominica Kaisen, 24, of 36 Avalon Circle, were charged with Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 2^nd Degree, Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 3^rd Degree, Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 4^th Degree, Criminal Possession of Marijuana 2^nd Degree, Criminal Possession of a Firearm, Criminal Possession of a Weapon 3^rd Degree and Endangering the Welfare of a Child.

The child is currently in the custody of a family member.  The Suffolk County Department of Social Services Child Protective Services has been notified.  The suspects are scheduled to be arraigned today at First District Court in Central Islip.

The investigation is continuing.  Detectives are asking anyone with information on this incident to call the Fourth Squad at 631-854-8451.