Donaldson claimed State Police illegally seized his guns, as they did not have permission to be in his home. He said illegal rifle magazines that were alleged to have been left in the open had not been left out.

An order of protection was issued on behalf of the woman who said Donaldson fired a gun toward her.

Donaldson made no statement at sentencing, but he did ask McKeighan if he could get an “order of protection against her,” although he didn’t specify who “her” was. The judge replied he could not issue one under the circumstances, since no one had been charged with a crime against him.

In an interview after court, Donaldson said the woman instigated violence against him, and the guns he had were legally purchased a decade or so ago, but apparently became illegal when New York’s gun laws changed.

He said he accepted a plea deal on the advice of his lawyers.

Don Lehman covers police and court matters and Warren County government. He can be reached at 518-742-3224 or dlehman@poststar.com

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