Bridgeport, Connecticut – Federico Cannon, a 36-year-old man from Bridgeport, was sentenced to 84 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for illegally possessing a firearm and violating the conditions of his supervised release from a previous federal conviction.
According to court documents and statements made in court, on June 26, 2017, Cannon was released from federal prison after serving a 70-month sentence for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. On July 31, 2017, while Cannon was on federal supervised release, Bridgeport Police received information that Cannon had a gun and was riding in a car in the area of the Trumbull Gardens housing complex in Bridgeport. Officers located and stopped the vehicle. After Cannon was removed from the car, officers located a 9mm semi-automatic SAR B6P handgun from the floor below the passenger seat where Cannon had been sitting. The gun was loaded with 16 rounds of ammunition.
Cannon has been detained since his arrest on July 31, 2017. On July 9, 2018, he pleaded guilty to one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
Judge Stefan R. Underhill sentenced Cannon to 60 months of imprisonment for the firearm offense, and a consecutive 24 months of imprisonment for violating the conditions of his supervised release.
This is Cannon’s third federal conviction for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Cannon has prior convictions dating back to 2004, when he was convicted of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon in the early morning hours of October 21, 2004. He was sentenced to 42 months of imprisonment. In 2012, Cannon was convicted of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon in the early morning hours of February 25, 2012, and was sentenced to 70 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release.
The matter was investigated by the Bridgeport Police Department’s Tactical Narcotics Team and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, with the assistance of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Rahul Kale.
This prosecution is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and make neighborhoods safer for everyone.
Federico Cannon, 36, of Bridgeport, was sentenced to 84 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for illegally possessing a firearm and violating the conditions of his supervised release from a previous federal conviction. The charges were possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and violating the conditions of supervised release.
City and State: Bridgeport, Connecticut
Exact Date: July 9, 2018 (plea), July 31, 2017 (arrest)
Sentence or Outcome: 84 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release
Key Facts
- State: Connecticut
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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