Eric Woodie, Gun Trafficking, Connecticut 2021

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Gun Trafficking Ring Busted in Connecticut

Three men have been charged with trafficking stolen firearms from Florida to Connecticut, as part of a brazen gun trafficking scheme.

According to authorities, Eric Woodie, 30, of New Britain, Dominc Colon-Brown, 27, of Farmington, and Julian Judge, 22, of New Britain, were arrested and charged with conspiring to engage in the business of dealing in firearms without a license and to transport stolen firearms in interstate commerce.

The charges carry a maximum term of imprisonment of five years.

As alleged in court documents, in late February 2021, Woodie rented a car, which Judge and Colon-Brown used to drive to Florida to obtain stolen firearms and bring the firearms back to Connecticut.

On March 8, 2021, law enforcement recovered a .40 caliber handgun and a high capacity magazine that Woodie discarded during a foot chase in New Britain. A subsequent search of a New Britain apartment where Woodie and Judge resided revealed three additional loaded firearms, two extended magazines, more than 100 rounds of ammunition and approximately 60 grams of cocaine.

The serial number on one of the firearms found in the apartment matched the serial number of a firearm that had been stolen in Florida in February 2021.

Woodie has been detained in state custody since March 2021, while Colon-Brown and Judge were arrested yesterday and are detained pending detention hearings scheduled for June 1.

Acting U.S. Attorney Leonard C Boyle stressed that a complaint is only a charge and is not evidence of guilt. Charges are only allegations, and each defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.