Treyvon Battle, Illegally Possessing Loaded Handgun, Connecticut 2017

New Haven Man Sentenced to 57 Months in Prison for Possessing Loaded Handgun

Treyvon Battle, also known as ‘Joker,’ 27, of New Haven, was sentenced to 57 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for illegally possessing a loaded handgun, according to John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut.

Battle fled from a rental truck on July 31, 2017, as a New Haven Police officer was conducting a traffic stop on Ella T. Grasso Boulevard. Pursuing officers located Battle and observed him carrying and then discarding a firearm on Truman Street. Officers apprehended Battle shortly thereafter, and collected the firearm, which was a semiautomatic 9mm handgun loaded with 18 rounds of ammunition.

The gun also had an obliterated serial number. On August 26, 2010, Battle was convicted in state court for the felony offense of ‘No Pistol Permit’ and ‘Assault Personnel,’ on which he received a sentence of 10 years of incarceration, with five years to serve, followed by five years of probation.

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. Battle has been detained since his arrest. On February 7, 2018, he pleaded guilty to one count of possession of a firearm and ammunition by a previously convicted felon.

The matter was investigated by the New Haven Police and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Rahul Kale and Jocelyn Courtney Kaoutzanis.

Battle’s sentence will be served concurrently with any state sentence he may be serving.

According to court documents and statements made in court, Battle’s conviction is a result of his illegal possession of a loaded handgun, which is a serious offense that puts the community at risk.

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