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Description: Bridgeport, Connecticut criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
On October 26, 2021, East Hartford Police arrested Namir Walker, age 23, from Hartford, Connecticut, after he was found in possession of approximately 170 dose bags of fentanyl, approximately 18 grams of crack cocaine, and a loaded .40 caliber Smith & Wesson handgun. Subsequent investigation revealed that Walker had previously possessed a Zigana, Model PX-9G2 pistol, which had been part of a shipment of 50 Zigana PX-9G2 pistols that was stolen from an R&L Carriers warehouse in South Windsor in August 2021. Investigators recovered the stolen Zigana pistol, and reviewed social media posts from mid-September 2021 in which Walker appears to offer to sell two stolen Zigana pistols to another individual in exchange for $1,800.
On July 29, 2022, he pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
To date, 14 of the 50 stolen firearms have been recovered by law enforcement
This investigation is being conducted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), and the South Windsor Police Department and East Hartford Police Department. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Lauren C. Clark and A. Reed Durham through Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. In May 2021, the Justice Department launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on these core principles: Fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results.
21 U.S.C. 922, VIOLENT CRIME/DRUGS/MACHINE GUN (Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking Offense)
Outcome: 10/20/2022 75 MOTION for Forfeiture of Property by USA as to Namir Walker. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Clark, Lauren) (Entered: 10/20/2022)
10/20/2022 76 ORAL MOTION for Acceptance of Responsibility by USA as to Namir Walker. (Caffrey, A.) (Entered: 10/21/2022)
10/20/2022 77 ORAL MOTION to Dismiss Count 1, and Criminal Complaint (Doc. # 1 ) by USA as to Namir Walker. (Caffrey, A.) (Entered: 10/21/2022)
10/20/2022 78 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Sarah A. L. Merriam: granting 76 Oral Motion for Acceptance of Responsibility as to Namir Walker (1); granting 77 Oral Motion to Dismiss Count 1, and Criminal Complaint as to Namir Walker (1); Sentencing as to Namir Walker held on 10/20/2022. 30 minutes(Court Reporter Tracy Gow.) (Caffrey, A.) (Entered: 10/21/2022)
Armed Drug Dealer Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison
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