Cyndi Lauper&x27;s Son Declyn Avoids Prison After Pleading Guilty to 2024 Gun Charge Rachel RaposasFri, March 13, 2026 at 10:01 PM UTC 0 Cyndi Lauper and Declyn "Dex" Thornton LauperCredit: Bruce Glikas/Getty Declyn "Dex" Lauper will not serve any prison time in relation to his February 2024 gun charge As part of a plea deal, the son of Cyndi Lauper and David Thornton was sentenced to one year of interim probation and a mandatory substance abuse treatment, the New York Post reported on Friday March 13 If he had pled guilty and been convicted, Declyn could have faced up to 7 years in jail Decly...
Cyndi Lauper's Son Declyn Avoids Prison After Pleading Guilty to 2024 Gun Charge
Rachel RaposasFri, March 13, 2026 at 10:01 PM UTC
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Cyndi Lauper and Declyn "Dex" Thornton LauperCredit: Bruce Glikas/Getty -
Declyn "Dex" Lauper will not serve any prison time in relation to his February 2024 gun charge
As part of a plea deal, the son of Cyndi Lauper and David Thornton was sentenced to one year of interim probation and a mandatory substance abuse treatment, the New York Post reported on Friday March 13
If he had pled guilty and been convicted, Declyn could have faced up to 7 years in jail
Declyn "Dex" Lauper will not serve any prison time related to a 2024 gun charge.
On March 13, the 28-year-old musician — son of singer Cyndi Lauper and actor David Thornton — pled guilty to the charge of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree and was sentenced to one year of interim probation as part of a plea deal, the New York Post reported.
Declyn's guilty plea comes more than two years after the original incident, a shooting in Upper Manhattan in which another individual was hit in the leg, per the outlet. Prosecutors have indicated that others were present at the scene, and Declyn was not accused of firing the shot.
In addition to the year of probation, Declyn will reportedly undergo substance abuse treatment, and he must remain arrest-free for one year. Upon his completion of the program, he will then be able to plea to criminal possession of a firearm, a Class E non-violent felony— a lesser charge than the original criminal possession of a weapon, a Class C violent felony —and receive a three-year conditional discharge.
If he had pled not guilty and been convicted, Declyn could have faced up to seven years in jail, per the NYP.
PEOPLE previously reported that Declyn was arrested soon after the Feb. 7, 2024 shooting of a 24-year-old man in Harlem on W. 112th St. near Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd. At the time, the New York Daily News reported Declyn allegedly had a fanny pack in his possession that contained a Glock, loaded with seven bullets in the magazine, citing the criminal complaint filed in Manhattan Criminal Court.
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The complaint alleged Declyn had the gun "with intent to use it unlawfully against another," resulting in two charges of criminal possession of a firearm, per the outlet.
The victim was identified as Omar Lewin, according to a police statement obtained by PEOPLE at the time. Lewin was transported to Mount Sinai Morningside hospital, and the New York Daily News reported he was in stable condition. Lewin was also charged with criminal possession of a weapon.
The current status of that charge is unclear.
Declyn "Dex" Lauper and Cyndi Lauper in September 2021 in Brooklyn, N.Y.Credit: Astrid Stawiarz/WireImage
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Declyn's bail was set to $20,000, which his father, Thornton, 72, appeared to have paid; the Law & Order actor was seen at a cashier's window at the Manhattan Criminal Court with an envelope of money just before Declyn's release on Feb. 9, 2024.
PEOPLE has reached out to reps for Cyndi and Declyn for comment.
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Published: March 14, 2026 at 12:36AM on Source: RED MAG
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