Bridgeport Man Pleads Guilty to Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon

Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that JESUS QUESADA, 24, of Bridgeport, pleaded guilty yesterday in Hartford federal court to one count of unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

According to court documents and statements made in court, on April 10, 2015, law enforcement executed a search warrant at an apartment on Glendale Avenue in Bridgeport and seized a .40 caliber semi-automatic handgun that was found on top of the refrigerator.  The gun contained a magazine that was loaded with eight rounds of ammunition.  QUESADA, a previously convicted felon, subsequently admitted that he was holding the gun for his “uncle,” who was not a blood relative.

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.

QUESADA is scheduled to be sentenced by U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny on November 6, 2015, at which time he faces a maximum term of imprisonment of 10 years.

This matter is being investigated by the Bridgeport High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force composed of members of the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Milford Police Department, the Stratford Police Department, the Stamford Police Department, the Norwalk Police Department, and the Connecticut State Police.  The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Jennifer Laraia.