BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The Erie County District Attorney's Office announced Monday that a man from Sloan admitted to criminal weapon possession and driving while intoxicated in two separate indictments. 34-year-old Timothy A. Murek, Jr. pleaded guilty to second-degree criminal possession of a weapon following an incident with Cheektowaga police in 2021. On Dec. 26, police received a report of someone with an illegal gun. Murek would not take his hands out of his pockets and was detained. Police recovered a handgun from his waist that was found to be operable. Murek faces up to 15 years in prison as a second felony offender. He also pleaded guilty to felony driving while intoxicated after having two previous convictions within 10 years. On Sept. 2, 2022, Murek got into a two-vehicle crash while driving in the area of Towers Boulevard and French Road in Cheektowaga. A later investigation found that he was driving under the influence of alcohol. Murek faces up to seven years in prison when sentenced on the DWI charge in June. Latest Local News Niagara Falls man sentenced to 30 years for production of child pornography Hamburg BOE adopts nearly $84M budget; vote scheduled for May 21 1 arrested after stabbing outside Lafayette High School Take 5 ticket worth nearly $18K sold in Genesee County More than 160 complaints made about house where Griffin was found since 2007 Kayleigh Hunter-Gasperini joined the News 4 team in 2024 as a Digital Video Producer. She is a graduate of Chatham University.