Michael Jones, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, Connecticut 2021

A Hartford man has been charged with a federal crime after he was found with an illegal handgun in Manchester.

MICHAEL JONES, 25, of Hartford, pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.

According to court documents and statements made in court, on July 24, 2021, Jones pointed a firearm at another individual outside of a hookah lounge on Broad Street in Manchester.

When Manchester Police arrived on the scene, Jones attempted to flee and discarded the firearm in the rear parking lot of the lounge.

Jones was apprehended and the firearm, a loaded Taurus G2C 9mm pistol with an obliterated serial number, was recovered.

Prior to July 2021, Jones was convicted in state court of criminal possession of a firearm.

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.

Judge Underhill scheduled sentencing for September 7, at which time Jones faces a maximum term of imprisonment of 10 years.

Jones has been detained since his arrest.

This matter has been investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Connecticut Violent Crime Task Force, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, and Manchester Police Department.

This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephanie T. Levick and John T. Pierpont, Jr.

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), the centerpiece of the U.S. government’s violent crime reduction efforts.

Defendant: MICHAEL JONES

Criminal Charges: Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Felon

City and State: Hartford, Connecticut

Exact Date: July 24, 2021

Sentence or Outcome: faces a maximum term of imprisonment of 10 years

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ct/pr/hartford-man-admits-illegally-possessing-handgun-manchester