Bridgeport Man Sentenced to 69 Months in Prison for Illegal Gun Possession, Violating Supervised Release
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that CHARLES YOUNG, also known as “Cash,” 36, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 69 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for unlawfully possessing a firearm by a felon, and for violating the conditions of his supervised release that followed a conviction in 2016 for unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.
According to court documents and statements made in court, on February 25, 2015, Young was arrested after he had engaged law enforcement officers in a high-speed car chase that began in Bridgeport’s east end, continued on I-95 South and ended when Young crashed into a snowbank after exited the highway in Fairfield. During the chase, a witness saw Young throw something from his car in the vicinity of Exit 24 in Fairfield. A search of the area revealed a loaded Glock 22 .40 caliber firearm. Young pleaded guilty in federal court to possession of a firearm by a felon and, on May 16, 2016, was sentenced by Judge Shea to 50 months of imprisonment and three years of supervised release. In association with this incident, Young was also sentenced in state court to five years of imprisonment for violating his probation that followed a 2010 conviction for criminal possession of a firearm and possession of a weapon in a motor vehicle.
Young was released from federal prison in July 2019.
On December 28, 2020, Bridgeport Police officers, who were on high alert following the murder of a well-known gang member the day before, were patrolling the area of the PT Barnum housing complex in order to thwart retaliatory criminal activity. After observing an Audi SUV roll through a stop sign, officers attempted to stop the vehicle. The SUV sped away, crashed into two cars, and both the driver, Cole Hernandez, and passenger, Charles Young, fled on foot. Young ran eastbound on Fairfield Avenue where he was apprehended after he attempted to forcibly enter a vehicle that was stopped at a traffic light.
A search of the SUV revealed a .45 caliber semi-automatic pistol with an extended and partially loaded 50-round magazine, and 50 glassine envelopes containing fentanyl. Investigators also found a 9mm semi-automatic pistol with a mounted light and laser attachment and a fully loaded 17-round magazine on the ground next to the passenger door of the SUV.
DNA analysis of the seized firearms connected the .45 caliber pistol to Hernandez and the 9mm pistol to Young.
Young has been detained since his arrest. On April 27, 2022, he pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm by a felon.
Mandatory Facts:
Defendant: CHARLES YOUNG, also known as “Cash,” 36, of Bridgeport, Connecticut
Criminal Charges: Unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon, violating supervised release
City and State: Bridgeport, Connecticut
Exact Date: April 27, 2022 (sentencing), December 28, 2020 (arrest)
Sentence or Outcome: 69 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release
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Key Facts
- State: Connecticut
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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