Date: 11-09-2016

Case Style: United States of America v. Stephen Goins

Case Number: 3:15-cr-00047-VAB

Judge: Victor A. Bolden

Court: United States District Court for the District of Connecticut

Plaintiff's Attorney: Rahul Kale

Defendant's Attorney: James P Maguire - FPD and Jennifer Nicole Mellon - FPD

Description: Waterbury Man Sentenced to 37 Months in Prison for Illegally Possessing Firearm

Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that STEPHEN GOINS, 36, last residing in Waterbury, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to 37 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 June 26, 2014, law enforcement received information that GOINS, a convicted felon, was operating a vehicle that had a firearm in the glove compartment. A Bridgeport police officer stopped the vehicle after it exited I-95 in Bridgeport. GOINS was arrested after a search of the glove compartment revealed a loaded Ruger LCR Revolver, .38 caliber Special.

GOINS’ criminal history includes felony convictions for robbery, larceny and marijuana trafficking offenses. It is a violation of federal law for a person previously convicted of a felony offense to possess a firearm or ammunition that has moved in interstate or foreign commerce.

Outcome: The defendant was sentenced to 37 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release.

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