CARL JONES, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition by a Felon, Connecticut 2023

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Defendant Stabbed City in the Back with Gun Offense

A 10-year prison sentence has been handed down to CARL JONES, also known as ‘M.O.B.,’ 43, of Hartford, for a firearm offense stemming from a shooting incident at the Majestic Lounge on Franklin Avenue in Hartford in 2020.

According to the evidence presented during his trial, Jones was involved in a gang-related shooting incident on February 16, 2020, where he chased down and shot Joshua Saez, a fellow gang member, and an unintended second victim. Saez had just shot another gang member, Marquis Treadwell, Treadwell’s girlfriend, and an unintended third victim. Treadwell later succumbed to his injuries.

Jones used a .40 caliber Glock semiautomatic handgun, which he had retrieved from Treadwell after the initial shooting by Saez. He fled the scene with the firearm, but Hartford Police later recovered it from a vehicle on Lawrence Street during an unrelated drug trafficking investigation in September 2021.

Jones’ criminal history includes convictions for felony narcotics, assault, larceny, and failure to appear offenses. It is a violation of federal law for a person previously convicted of a felony offense to possess a firearm or ammunition that has moved in interstate or foreign commerce.

Jones has been detained in federal custody since June 9, 2022. On August 23, 2023, a jury found him guilty of unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition by a felon.

Saez is serving a state sentence for the murder of Treadwell and the assault of Treadwell’s girlfriend. This case is a stark reminder of the devastating consequences of gang violence and gun offenses.

This investigation was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Northern Connecticut Gang Task Force and the Hartford Police Department.