Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that a North Massapequa man pleaded guilty today to drug and weapon charges for illegally possessing more than a dozen firearms and a pound of cocaine found during a search warrant executed at his residence after the defendant had fired dozens of shots out of his basement apartment striking neighboring homes.

Steven Frigand, 58, pleaded guilty before Judge Robert Bogle to Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the First Degree (an A-I felony); two counts of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree (a C violent felony); and Reckless Endangerment in the First Degree (a D felony) in satisfaction of the indictment.

The defendant is expected to be sentenced to 10 years in prison on September 25, 2024.

“In a quiet residential neighborhood, without a thought to the terror and danger his actions would create, Steven Frigand unleashed a hail of gunfire from his basement apartment striking several homes,” said DA Donnelly. “The defendant’s thoughtless and cavalier behavior put a child in harm’s way, when a bullet tore through the young boy’s bedroom as he slept. A further search of the defendant’s living space returned more than a dozen illegal guns, including deadly assault rifles, and half a kilogram of cocaine. Illegal firearms can surface anywhere, and with our law enforcement partners we will continue to ensure individuals who unlawfully keep caches of dangerous weapons are held accountable.”

DA Donnelly said that on August 20, 2023, at approximately 12:45 a.m., Steven Frigand fired dozens of shots from the basement apartment of 2 Sussex Avenue in North Massapequa.

Several of the shots hit a house behind the 2 Sussex address, and many others tore through a fence and hit a different house next door to the address. 

Two of the bullets entered the home next door, one of which narrowly missed a child asleep in his bed and the homeowner who had gone to check on the child. 

When police arrived at the scene, the defendant was in the basement and refused to come out for more than an hour despite police orders. 

The defendant was taken to Nassau University Medical Center once he exited the home. 

A search warrant executed on the basement of the home later that day recovered:   

• 18 weapons, including six assault rifles, seven additional rifles, four shotguns and a revolver
• 40 high-capacity magazines
• Hundreds of rounds of ammunition
• Multiple shell casings, bullets, and bullet fragments
• More than 27 ounces of cocaine and drug paraphernalia      

Frigand was arrested in North Massapequa by members of the Nassau County Police Department on August 20, 2023. 

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Rivka Shuter of the Narcotics, Firearms, and Gangs Bureau under the supervision of Bureau Chief Nicholas Mauro and under the overall supervision of Executive Assistant District Attorney for the Investigations Division Rick Whelan. The defendant is represented by Nicholas Ramcharitar, Esq.