Connecticut Firearm Law
United States of America v. Marc Anthony Alexander
New Haven, Connecticut, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempt and conspiracy to commit mail fraud and wire fraud. In 2022, a business known as “Traveling Graces, LLC” was registered with the State of Connecticut with Melanie Ham as its registered agent and “Dr. Marc Anthony Alexander,” formerly of Milford, Connecticut, as its manager. Between July 2023 ... More...
$ (02-01-2026 - CT)<H2> State of Connecticut v. Edward Casigne
New Haven, Connecticut, criminal defendant lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Carrying a Pistol without a Permit, in violation of Connecticut General Statutes § 29-35(a)(1), Weapon in a Motor Vehicle, in violation of Connecticut General Statutes § 29-38(a), Possession of a Large Capacity Magazine, in violation of Connecticut General Statutes § 53-202w(c)(1), and Criminal Possession o... More...
$ (12-16-2025 - CT)<H2> State of Connecticut v. Frankie Dejesus
New Haven, Connecticut, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with with murder. Frankie DeJesus, age 28, of Waterbury, with murder for killing William Beltran in Waterbury in 2022. The evidence presented at trial consisted of an eyewitness who placed DeJesus at the scene of the murder with a motive, as well as surveillance cameras, cell phone evidence, and ballistic comp... More...
$ (12-16-2025 - CT)<H2> United States of America v. Tyssan Woods
New Haven, Connecticut, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with stealing a firearm from a licensed dealer, carjacking, possession of a machine gun, and motor vehicle theft.... More...
$ (12-02-2025 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. Kevin Barco </h1></h1>
New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegally Possessing Loaded Firearm.<br> <br> David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut; Bryan DiGirolamo, Acting Special Agent in Charge, ATF Boston Field Division; and Hartford Police Chief James C. Rovella today announced that a federal grand jury in New Haven has returned an in... More...
$0 (09-30-2025 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. Kevin J. Barko </h1></h1>
New Haven criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possess and distribute contraband inside the facility was sentenced today to federal prison.<br> <br> A federal grand jury in New Haven returned an indictment charging KEVIN BARCO, 41, of Hartford, with unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition by a felon.<br> <br> On April 24, 2025, Barco possessed a Springfield Armory... More...
$0 (09-30-2025 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. Kevin Barco </h1></h1>
New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition by a felon.<br> <br> A federal grand jury in New Haven has returned an indictment charging KEVIN BARCO, 41, of Hartford, with unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition by a felon..<br> <br> The indictment was returned on September 3, 2025. Barco appeared befo... More...
$0 (09-30-2025 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. Brandon C. Tyson </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Federal Drug and Firearm Offenses </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Bloomfield Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug and Firearm Offenses</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <br> Da... More...
$0 (08-06-2025 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. Melkuan Scott a/k/a “Mel,†“Young God,†“Young,†and “YG,†</h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Hartford, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with 012 Drug-Related Murder </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Man Convicted of 2012 Drug-Related Murder in Hartford</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecti... More...
$0 (05-28-2025 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. James Graham a/k/a “Little Cuz†</h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> New Haven, CT criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Obstructing Justice </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Gang Member Sentenced for Obstructing Justice<br> </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> JAMES GRAHAM, also known as "Little Cuz,†25, formerly of New Haven, was sentence... More...
$0 (05-05-2025 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. Quinn Mooring </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Gun Trafficking </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> New Haven Man Sentenced to Prison for Role in Gun Trafficking Scheme</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Marc H. Silverman, Acting United States Attorney for the Distric... More...
$0 (04-28-2025 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. Xiaoqin Yan </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Escaping from FCI Danbury </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Chinese National Charged with Escaping from FCI Danbury</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Marc H. Silverman, Acting United States Attorney for the District o... More...
$0 (04-13-2025 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. Luis Perez </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Gun Trafficking </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Waterbury Man Guilty of Firearm Offense Related to Gun Trafficking Operation </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A federal jury in New Haven found LUIS PEREZ, 46, of W... More...
$0 (04-04-2025 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. Angel BenÃtez </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Hartford, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug distribution and firearm possession offenses. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Hartford Man Pleads Guilty to Oxycodone Distribution and Gun Possession Offenses</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Marc H. Silverman,... More...
$0 (03-26-2025 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. Lonny Cross </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Bridgeport, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Violent Robbery Spree </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Bristol Man Sentenced to More Than 15 Years in Federal Prison for Violent Robbery Spree in 2022</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Marc H. Silverman, Acting Unit... More...
$0 (03-05-2025 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. Luis Dejesus </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Hartford, CT criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Trafficking, Gun Possession Offenses </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Hartford Man Sentenced to 11 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking, Gun Possession Offenses</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Marc H. Silverman,... More...
$0 (02-19-2025 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. Keishawn Donald </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Bridgeport, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <br> KEISHAWN DONALD, 23, of Bridgeport, indicted for his involvement in a violent Bridgeport street gang and his murder of a rival gang member in 2018. <br> <br> The evidence presented during a month-long trial,... More...
$0 (02-13-2025 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. Algelly Diaz </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Hartford, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Gun Trafficking </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Hartford Man Sentenced to 4 Years in Federal Prison for Role in Gun Trafficking Ring </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Marc H. Silverman, Acting United States Attorne... More...
$0 (02-04-2025 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. Anfernee D. Dancy </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Hartford, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiracy and Illegal ReentryConspiracy and Illegal Reentry </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Waterbury Felon Sentenced to 46 Months in Federal Prison for Firearm Offense</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A twice-deporte... More...
$0 (01-29-2025 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. Osiris Muhammad </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Hartford, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegal Gun Possession </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Hartford Man Sentenced to 46 Months in Federal Prison for Illegal Gun Possession</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> OSIRIS MUHAMMAD, 24, of Hartford, was indicted... More...
$0 (01-30-2025 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. Anfernee Dancy </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Hartford, CT criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful possession of a firearm. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Waterbury Felon Sentenced to 46 Months in Federal Prison for Firearm Offense </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Marc H. Silverman, Acting United States Attorn... More...
$0 (01-29-2025 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. Shaquil Gary </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> New Haven, CT criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possessing Gun While on Supervised Release </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> New Haven Man Sentenced to More Than 5 Years in Federal Prison for Possessing Gun While on Supervised Release </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> SH... More...
$0 (01-22-2025 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. Jalen Lasalle </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Hartford, CT criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with for committing a series of gunpoint robberies targeting individual sellers of luxury goods over online marketplaces. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Hartford Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Robbing Victims Who Advertised Goods o... More...
$0 (01-23-2025 - CT)State of Connecticut v. Latroy Johnson
Hartford, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder.<br> <br> In the early morning hours of September 23, 2017, the defendant, Latroy Johnson, shot and killed two victims, Joshua Taylor and Jovan Wooten, and seriously injured a third, Kiwan Smith. At trial, the defendant testified on his own behalf, admitting that he intentionally shot and killed Ta... More...
$0 (01-14-2025 - CT)State of Connecticut v. Latroy Johnson
Hartford, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder.<br> <br> In the early morning hours of September 23, 2017, the defendant, Latroy Johnson, shot and killed two victims, Joshua Taylor and Jovan Wooten, and seriously injured a third, Kiwan Smith. At trial, the defendant testified on his own behalf, admitting that he intentionally shot and killed Taylor and ... More...
$0 (01-13-2025 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. John Villegas a/k/a “Kirby†</h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Hartford, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Robbing Victims Who Advertised Goods on Internet Marketplaces </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Hartford Man Sentenced to 13 Years in Federal Prison for Robbing Victims Who Advertised Goods on Internet Marketplaces </h2></center></b></b... More...
$0 (01-08-2025 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. Shacquille Jackson </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>New Haven criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegally possessing firearms. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Bridgeport Felon Sentenced to 70 Months in Federal Prison for Illegally Possessing Firearms</h2></center></b></b><br> <br> SHACQUILLE JACKSON, 31, of Bridgeport, was charged with illega... More...
$0 (01-07-2025 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. Jacquerie Labronze Gibson a/k/a “Compton†</h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Hartford, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Trafficking Guns and Crack </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Hartford Man Who Trafficked Guns and Crack Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><center><h2><font><br> <br> Vanessa Roberts Avery,... More...
$0 (01-03-2025 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. Shayquan Gray a/k/a “Scooby†</h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> New Haven, CT criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Gun and Drug Offenses </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> New Haven Man Sentenced to 6 Years in Federal Prison for Gun and Drug Offenses</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> HAYQUAN GRAY, also known as "Scooby,†24, of New Ha... More...
$0 (12-19-2024 - CT)State of Connecticut v. Ryan Bryan
<h2><br> New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm.<br> </h2><br> On April 25, 2018, the defendant pleaded guilty to assault in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-59 (a) (1), and criminal possession of a firearm in violation of General Statutes § 53a-217 (a) (1). During the same plea hearing, the... More...
$0 (11-26-2024 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. Jaquet Jacobs </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Trafficking </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> New Haven Man Sentenced to 3 Years in Federal Prison for Role in Drug Trafficking Ring</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> JAQUET JACOBS, also known as "Fifty,â€... More...
$0 (11-20-2024 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. David Quintana </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> New Haven, CT criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug and Gun Offenses </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> East Hartford Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Drug and Gun Offenses</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for th... More...
$0 (11-13-2024 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. Jorge Morales a/k/a “Capone†</h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Bridgeport, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possessing Gun with Extended Magazine While on Supervised Release </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Bridgeport Felon Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison for Possessing Gun with Extended Magazine While on Supervised Release</h2></center></b... More...
$0 (11-05-2024 - CT)United States of America v. Aquarius Gumbs
New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant <br> indicted by a Grand Jury on five criminal counts: (1) Conspiracy to Possess with the Intent to Distribute, and the Distribution of, Controlled Substances, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(C); (2) Distribution and Possession with the Intent to Distribute Cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §�... More...
$0 (11-03-2024 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. Anthony santos also known as “A-1†</h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Bridgeport, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Gun Possession Offense </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Hartford Man Sentenced to More Than 5 Years in Federal Prison for Gun Possession Offense</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States ... More...
$0 (10-30-2024 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. Jonathan McEwen </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Hartford, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon. </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Escapee from Bloomfield Halfway House Sentenced to Additional Prison Time</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> On February 14, 2022, Jonatyh... More...
$0 (10-17-2024 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. Glenn Jamison </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Hartford, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug and Firearm Offenses </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Waterbury Felon on Supervised Release Sentenced to More Than 3 Years in Prison for Drug and Firearm Offenses</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> In July 2019,... More...
$0 (10-24-2024 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. Eskavail Gordon a/k/a “Vail†</h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Hartford, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Gun Trafficking </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Stratford Man Sentenced to 4 Years in Federal Prison for Gun Trafficking Offense</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> <br> Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney f... More...
$0 (10-11-2024 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. Yoan Manual Delacruz a/k/a “Oreja†</h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Fentanyl Trafficking </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Hartford Fentanyl Trafficker Sentenced to 9 Years in Federal Prison </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> The Drug Enforcement Administration's Hartford Task Force... More...
$0 (09-06-2024 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. Ezra Alves; Ahmed Alves </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Two Members of Violent Waterbury Gang Sentenced to Prison</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> EZRA ALVES, also known as "EJ†and "Ezzy,†24, and his brother, AHMED ALVES,... More...
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