Aldric Bordeaux, 29, of New Haven, is headed to federal prison for 15 years after being convicted of illegally possessing a firearm — a sentence handed down under the federal Armed Career Criminal Act. U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson imposed the 180-month sentence in Hartford, followed by five years of supervised release, marking the latest chapter in a long trail of violent crime tied to the defendant.
The trouble began October 28, 2014, when law enforcement received a tip that a vehicle — later linked to Bordeaux — contained a firearm. Officers tried to stop the car, but it fled. The vehicle was eventually found abandoned in a driveway on West Elm Street in New Haven. While officers were still processing the scene, Bordeaux called police, claiming his car had been stolen. The story didn’t hold.
The next day, reports came in of a man seen prowling through backyards near West Elm Street — later identified as Bordeaux. Officers discovered a loaded magazine with 11 rounds in the rear yard of a nearby home. Then came the break: a nine-millimeter semi-automatic pistol was found hidden in the ceiling of the laundry room inside Bordeaux’s residence. The gun was missing its magazine — the same magazine recovered in the backyard. Security footage placed Bordeaux wearing the clothes found stashed alongside the weapon.
Bordeaux had no legal right to possess any firearm. Prior to the 2014 incident, he racked up multiple felony convictions, including three counts of first-degree robbery — the kind of violent criminal history that triggers the Armed Career Criminal Act. That law mandates a minimum 15-year sentence for defendants with three or more qualifying offenses. For Bordeaux, there was no escaping the math.
He’s been locked up since his arrest on October 29, 2014. On January 6, 2016, he pleaded guilty to one count of possession of a firearm by a previously convicted felon. No trial, no drama — just a quiet admission of guilt before the weight of the evidence and the federal sentencing guidelines came crashing down.
The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the New Haven Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Anthony Kaplan and Jennifer Laraia prosecuted. Bordeaux’s name now adds to the grim tally of those whose return to the streets with a gun lands them back behind bars — for a long time.
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Key Facts
- State: Connecticut
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Weapons
- Source: Official Source ↗
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