New Haven Man Sentenced to 40 Months in Prison for Gun and Drug Offenses

John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ANTRUM COSTON, 35, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 40 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for gun and drug offenses.

According to court documents and statements made in court, on January 11, 2016, New Haven Police stopped a vehicle COSTON was driving.  A search of the vehicle revealed a loaded Jimenez Arms 9 millimeter pistol, and a search of COSTON’s person revealed 13 baggies of cocaine and a quantity of crack cocaine.  The firearm had been previously reported stolen.

Prior to January 2016, COSTON had sustained multiple felony convictions, including a federal conviction in 2004 for possession of a firearm by a felon.  COSTON was sentenced to 37 months of imprisonment on that prior federal conviction and, in June 2007, an additional 18 months of imprisonment for violating the conditions of his supervised release.

On May 18, 2017, COSTON pleaded guilty to one count of possession of a firearm by a felon and one count of possession with intent to distribute cocaine and cocaine base (“crack”).

This matter was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the New Haven Police Department.   This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Jennifer R. Laraia and Michael E. Runowicz.