HARTFORD, CONN. – A federal jury in Hartford has found Jose Perez, 40, of Hartford, guilty of possession of a firearm by a felon.
The trial before U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant began yesterday and the jury returned the verdict this afternoon.
Perez was found to have handled a loaded revolver that was recovered by Hartford Police detectives responding to a ShotSpotter activation on November 13, 2016. The firearm was found in a car last registered to Perez and containing documents addressed to Perez in the glove box.
According to the evidence and testimony at trial, Perez had sustained state felony convictions for narcotics and burglary offenses prior to November 2016. 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.
Perez was apprehended on January 19, 2021, and is currently released on a $30,000 bond pending sentencing.
At sentencing, Perez faces a maximum term of imprisonment of 10 years. This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), the centerpiece of the government’s violent crime reduction efforts.
The matter was investigated by the Hartford Police Department and the FBI’s Connecticut Violent Crime Task Force, with the assistance of the Connecticut Forensic Science Laboratory. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Tara E. Levens and Maria del Pilar Gonzalez.
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Key Facts
- State: Connecticut
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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