Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of
Connecticut, announced that JAQUAN PRICE, 24, of New Haven, was sentenced today
by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 30 months of
imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for illegally
possessing a firearm.
According to court documents and statements made in court,
on May 27, 2014, PRICE was arrested on state drug charges. A subsequent search of PRICE’s residence
revealed a Jimenez Arms, 9mm pistol, loaded with 8 rounds of ammunition, which
was seized from his bedroom.
In August 2011, PRICE was convicted in state court of
possession with intent to distribute narcotics.
It is a violation of federal law for a person previously convicted of a
felony offense to possess a firearm or ammunition or ammunition that have moved
in interstate or foreign commerce.
PRICE has been detained since June 18, 2014. On August 21, 2014, he pleaded guilty to one
count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
This matter was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, New Haven Police Department and
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