Hartford Man Jailed for Loaded Gun
Anthony Pena, 26, of Hartford, has been sentenced to 71 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for violating federal gun laws.
On June 24, 2018, Hartford Police responded to the area of 862 Albany Avenue, where they found Pena in the driver’s seat of a parked vehicle. A search of the vehicle revealed a loaded Glock 21 .45 caliber firearm with an extended magazine containing 20 rounds, and a backpack that contained a magazine with 10 rounds, a quantity of marijuana, and $1,420 in cash. The firearm had been reported stolen in North Carolina in 2012.
Pena has a history of convictions, including robbery in the first degree and conspiracy to commit robbery in the first degree in May 2012, and failure to appear in the first degree in May 2014.
“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,” said U.S. Attorney John H. Durham.
Pena has been detained since June 24, 2018, and pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon on July 17, 2019.
This case was investigated by the FBI’s Connecticut Violent Crime Task Force and the Hartford Police Department, and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Jennifer R. Laraia. The case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program aimed at reducing violent crime and making neighborhoods safer for everyone.
Anthony Pena will face life in federal prison, a stark reminder of the consequences of violating federal gun laws.
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Key Facts
- State: Connecticut
- Category: Weapons|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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