Bennington Man Sentenced to 30 Months for Unlawful Firearm Possession

Bennington, VT – Gavin Wilcox, 31, of Bennington, Vermont was sentenced to 30 months of imprisonment for unlawfully possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.

United States District Judge William K. Sessions III ordered Wilcox to begin his sentence today, without credit for time served, due to Wilcox having been on furlough from the Vermont Department of Corrections at the time of the federal offense.

According to court records, on March 31, 2022, while investigating an unrelated report of violent crime, Bennington Police observed Wilcox engage in a suspected drug transaction in the Dollar General parking lot.

Officers knew Wilcox to have an active arrest warrant for violations of his furlough, and therefore approached Wilcox to detain him. When Wilcox was handcuffed, he dropped 11 white bags wrapped in a rubber band, which contained fentanyl.

Wilcox’s backpack was seized and a subsequent search of the backpack revealed a stolen Smith & Wesson .357 magnum Pro Series revolver and drug paraphernalia.

Before his March 31, 2022 arrest, Wilcox had sustained felony convictions for DUI-3 (2013) and heroin possession (2020). These felony convictions prohibited Wilcox from possession of a firearm under federal law.

Gavin Wilcox, Unlawful Firearm Possession, Vermont 2022

Defendant: Gavin Wilcox

Criminal Charges: Unlawful Firearm Possession

City and State: Bennington, Vermont

Date: March 31, 2022

Sentence: 30 months of imprisonment

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