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Hartford Man with Violent Criminal History Pleads Guilty to Illegal Possession of Ammunition

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Connecticut

John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that TYSHAWN COLEMAN, 30, of Hartford pleaded guilty today in Hartford federal court to one count of possession of ammunition by a convicted felon.

According to court documents and statements made in court, in the early morning hours of August 5, 2017, Hartford Police stopped a car after a witness had reported that the car was involved in a fatal shooting on Edgewood Street less than 30 minutes earlier.  Coleman was sitting in the front passenger seat.  An officer conducted a pat-down of Coleman and retrieved two clear zip-lock bags from his pocket.  One of the bags contained marijuana, and the other contained a .45 caliber bullet. 

Prior to August 2017, Coleman had sustained two felony convictions for conspiracy to commit murder, three felony convictions for accessory to first-degree assault, one felony conviction for first degree assault, and one felony conviction for sale of a controlled substance.

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.

Coleman has been detained since his arrest.  He is scheduled to be sentenced by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson on January 16, 2020, at which time he faces a maximum term of imprisonment of 10 years.

This matter is being investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Hartford Police Department.  The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael J. Gustafson.

This prosecution is part of 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.

Updated October 24, 2019

Topics
Firearms Offenses
Project Safe Neighborhoods
Violent Crime