A Bridgeport man has been sentenced to 6 years in prison for illegally possessing a firearm. Robert Bowens, 34, of Bridgeport, was sentenced to 76 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for possessing a firearm by a previously convicted felon.
The crime occurred on April 22, 2017, when Connecticut State Police stopped a vehicle Bowens was operating on I-95 in Bridgeport. Bowens attempted to flee and, during a struggle with troopers, produced a 9mm handgun. Troopers knocked the firearm from Bowens’ hand, but he broke free, jumped into an SUV that had arrived at the scene, and the vehicle fled. Bowens was apprehended on May 9.
Bowens’ criminal history includes state felony convictions for possession with intent to sell, criminal possession of a weapon, and forgery. He also has a prior federal conviction for possession of a firearm by a previously convicted felon, for which he was sentenced in May 2009 to 57 months of imprisonment.
Bowens pleaded guilty to one count of possession of a firearm by a previously convicted felon on November 6, 2017. The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Connecticut State Police, with the assistance of the U.S. Marshals Connecticut Violent Fugitive Task Force and the Bridgeport Police Department.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Jacabed Rodriguez-Coss. Bowens has been detained since his arrest.
Bowens’ guilty plea and sentence bring an end to a lengthy investigation and prosecution that was led by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Connecticut State Police.
Key Facts
- State: Connecticut
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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