NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. (May 12, 2026) — A New Rochelle man was arrested and charged with felony weapons possession after being found with a loaded firearm, according to New York State court records. Kelvin Garcia, 31, was arraigned May 10 in New Rochelle City Court, where a judge set bail at $10,000 cash — or $100,000 insured bond or $100,000 partially secured surety bond — and issued a temporary order of protection.
Garcia was arrested May 9, 2026, by the New Rochelle City Police Department. He was arraigned the following morning at 9:30 a.m. before Judge Michelle Bernstein. He is currently in the custody of the Westchester County Department of Correction, where he was booked at 12:05 p.m. on May 10. Garcia is represented by the Legal Aid Society of Westchester. The case is being prosecuted by the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office-New Rochelle bureau.
Garcia faces three charges in the New Rochelle City Court case, docketed as CR-02054-26. The top count is Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree, involving a loaded firearm, a felony. He faces a second count of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree involving a loaded firearm. A third charge, Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Third Degree, alleges possession by a person with a prior conviction, a Class D felony.
Garcia’s next court appearance is scheduled for May 15, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. in New Rochelle City Court.
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