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Mount Vernon Detective Charged in Long Island Gang Gun-Supply Case

Prosecutors say the alleged conduct ended in 2022, before he joined the force.

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An image collage containing 3 images, Image 1 shows The blue lights of a police car flash at night with blurred city lights in the background, Image 2 shows Illustration of a Mount Vernon Police Department Promotional Ceremony announcement listing newly promoted Captains, Lieutenants, Sergeants, and Detectives, Image 3 shows Mount Vernon Police Department statement on Detective Braunskill's indictment
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Overview

  • Kyren Braunskill was arrested in Mount Vernon on Thursday after Suffolk County prosecutors named him in an 18-defendant, 57-count case against the Riverhead-based 48 Gang, which they link to two murders.
  • The indictment says he sold a 9mm Ruger in early 2021, set up gun buys with alleged crew members, and offered more weapons to a senior figure on December 25, 2022.
  • District Attorney Ray Tierney said the alleged gun dealing ran through December 2022, which he noted was before Braunskill’s December 28, 2022 appointment as a Mount Vernon officer.
  • Braunskill pleaded not guilty and left court on supervised release with a GPS ankle monitor, with a return date set for April.
  • Mount Vernon police suspended him and pledged a review of hiring checks after reports he was fired as a probationary corrections officer in 2020 and listed for decertification in New York.