A North Massapequa man was sentenced to 10 years in prison on gun and drug charges Friday after prosecutors said he fired multiple shots from his basement apartment into a neighbor’s house, nearly hitting a sleeping child.

Steven Frigand, 58, pleaded guilty in July to felony counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance, two counts of criminal possession of a weapon and reckless endangerment.

Prosecutors said he opened fire shortly before 1 a.m. on Aug. 20, 2023, firing dozens of bullets into neighboring homes from his apartment on Sussex Avenue in North Massapequa.

The gunfire included two bullets fired into a house next door where a homeowner had gone to check on a child sleeping in his bed. Other bullets went through a fence and hit a neighboring house, as well as a house behind the apartment, prosecutors said.

The shooting sparked an hour-long standoff with police before Frigand was taken to Nassau University Medical Center. His lawyer previously said he was experiencing a mental health crisis.

Police searched his apartment where they seized a pound of cocaine, 18 firearms and hundreds of rounds of ammunition.

“Steven Frigand willfully ignored the safety of his neighbors when he fired a gun from his basement dozens of times in the middle of the night, and one of those shots whizzed right over a sleeping child in his room in the house next door,” Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly said in a statement. “This defendant’s actions were extremely reckless and, fortunately, did not cause injuries. The shooting led investigators to an alarming trove of illegal guns and a pound of cocaine. We continue to fight to get illegal guns off our streets so residents can of Nassau County can always feel safe in their communities and in their homes.

John Asbury is a breaking news and general assignment reporter. He has been with Newsday since 2014 and previously worked at The Press-Enterprise in Riverside, California.