
Assistant U.S. Attorney Brendan T. Cullinane, who handled the case, stated that on March 11, the Buffalo Police Department received information that the defendant, a convicted felon, had displayed a firearm to children. During this investigation, officers located Eldridge hiding in a basement crawl space of the children’s residence. Officers further recovered a Winchester Model 69A .22 caliber rifle hidden under a mattress in the residence.
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