Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty to Multiple Firearm Offenses

David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that NICHOLAS KINGSLEY, 42, of Agawam, Massachusetts, pleaded guilty today in Hartford federal court to firearm possession offenses.

According to court documents and statements made in court, on April 16, 2024, Enfield Police arrested Kingsley after a traffic stop and he was found in possession of three privately made firearms (“ghost guns”) and 45 rounds of ammunition.  On April 18, 2024, while Kingsley was detained in state custody, HSI special agents conducted a search of his vehicle in Agawam and seized 14 fully assembled firearms, several Glock machine gun conversion devices, and more than 2,000 rounds of various caliber ammunition.

Kingsley’s criminal history includes felony convictions for drug, firearm, assault, and larceny 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.

Kingsley pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of firearms by a felon, which carries a maximum term of imprisonment of 15 years; unlawful possession of a machine gun, which carries a maximum term of imprisonment of 10 years; and unlawful possession of a weapon in violation of the National Firearms Act, which carries a maximum term of imprisonment of 10 years.

Kingsley has been detained since his arrest.  He is scheduled to be sentenced on March 16, 2026.

This matter has been investigated by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the Enfield Police Department, and the Agawam Police Department.  The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Christopher J. Lembo.