Crime & Safety
City Man Gets 7+Year Sentence on Federal Firearms Charge
The Stamford man pleaded guilty that he hid a gun in a tree in a Stamford Park.
A Stamford man was sentenced to more than seven years in prison after pleading guilty to a federal gun possession charge.
According to a release issued by acting U.S. Attorney Deirdre M. Daly, Lonnie Williams, 27, of Stamford, was sentenced Monday by U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven to 92 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for possessing a stolen firearm.
According to court documents and statements made in court, in July 2012, Williams stored a stolen Glock 9mm handgun, loaded with seven rounds of ammunition, in the base of a tree in park in Stamford.
Williams has been in custody since his Sept. 24, 2012 arrest. On April 8, 2013, he pleaded guilty to one count of possession of a stolen firearm. Williams's criminal history includes multiple felony convictions.
The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Stamford Police Department and prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Vanessa Williams and Rahul Kale.
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.
