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Date: 10-02-2019
Case Style:
United States of America v. Mariano Irizarry
Case Number: 3:19-cr-00077-JAM
Judge: Jeffrey A. Meyer
Court: United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (New Haven County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: Michael J. Gustafson
Defendant's Attorney:
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Description:
Newark, NJ - New Haven Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun and Drug Charges
MARIANO IRIZARRY, 35, of New Haven, pleaded guilty to one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and one count of distributing a controlled substance while on pretrial release.
According to court documents and statements made in court, in the early morning hours of January 1, 2019, New Haven Police officers assigned to a New Year’s Eve crime prevention detail responded to a disturbance and a report of an individual with a gun in front of a nightclub on Hamilton Street in New Haven. At the scene, a bystander identified Irizarry as being in possession of a gun. After ignoring various commands from officers, Irizarry opened the driver’s side door of his vehicle and made furtive movements in the area of the steering wheel. He then closed the door and surrendered to officers. A subsequent search of the area beneath the steering wheel revealed a loaded .40 caliber Glock 27 pistol.
The firearm had been reported stolen in a residential burglary in New Haven in March 2015.
Irizarry’s criminal history includes felony drug convictions in 2000 and 2010, and a felony conviction in August 2000 for illegal sexual contact with a minor.
Irizarry was arrested on a federal criminal complaint on February 6, 2019, and was released on a $50,000 bond. On June 17, 2019, he sold four bags of heroin, some of which contained fentanyl, to an individual working with law enforcement. He has been detained since his arrest on June 27, 2019.
Judge Meyer scheduled sentencing for January 14, 2020, at which time Irizarry faces a maximum term of imprisonment of 40 years.
This matter has been investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Drug Enforcement Administration and the New Haven Police Department.
This prosecution has been brought though Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and make neighborhoods safer for everyone.
Charge:
UNLAWFUL TRANSPORT OF FIREARMS, ETC.: Felon in Possession of a Firearm
(1)
UNLAWFUL TRANSPORT OF FIREARMS, ETC. (Felon in Possession of a Firearm)
(1s)
NARCOTICS - SELL, DISTRIBUTE, OR DISPENSE (Possession with Intent to Distribute and Distribution of Heroin
(2s)
NARCOTICS - SELL, DISTRIBUTE, OR DISPENSE (Possession with Intent to Distribute and Distribution of Fentanyl)
(3s)
NARCOTICS - SELL, DISTRIBUTE, OR DISPENSE (Possession with Intent to Distribute and Distribution of Fentanyl)
(4s)
Outcome: 09/30/2019 49 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer:Change of Plea Hearing as to Mariano Irizarry held on 9/30/2019, Plea entered by Mariano Irizarry (1) Guilty Count 1s,4s. Total Time: 31 minutes(Court Reporter Diana Huntington.)(Gutierrez, Y.) (Entered: 10/01/2019)
09/30/2019 50 PLEA AGREEMENT as to Mariano Irizarry (Gutierrez, Y.) (Entered: 10/01/2019)
09/30/2019 51 ORDER OF REFERRAL TO PROBATION FOR PRESENTENCE INVESTIGATION AND REPORT as to Mariano Irizarry. First Disclosure-PSI due 12/3/2019; Objections Due 12/17/2019; 2nd-Disclosure PSI due 12/27/2019; Defendant's Sentencing Memorandum due 12/31/2019; Government's Response due 1/7/2020. Sentencing set for 1/14/2020 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom Three, 141 Church St., New Haven, CT before Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer,
Signed by Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer on 9/30/2019. (Gutierrez, Y.) (Entered: 10/01/2019)
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