Charles Foehner, 65, was slapped with 25 counts of criminal possession of a weapon
for using an unlicensed gun to fatally blast mugger Cody Gonzalez, 32, in a Kew Gardens driveway Wednesday — and for allegedly keepingHe was held on $50,000 cash bail following the arraignment in Queens Criminal Court.
Police said the would-be mugger, who demanded smokes and cash, was wielding an object, which Foehner believed to be a knife but later turned out to be a pen.and pointing it at an erratic Gonzalez. He opened fire when Gonzalez suddenly lunged at him, the video shows. During questioning, Foehner cited the city’s crime as the reason why he was armed when confronted by Gonzalez, Queens Assistant District Attorney Joseph Randazzo said Thursday.
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