Waterbury Felon on Supervised Release Sentenced to More Than 3 Years in Prison for Drug and Firearm Offenses

Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that GLENN JAMISON, 43, of Waterbury, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny in Hartford to 39 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for drug distribution and firearm possession offenses, and for violating the conditions of his federal supervised release that followed a prior firearm possession conviction.

According to court documents and statements made in court, in July 2019, Jamison was sentenced in New Haven federal court to 25 months of imprisonment and three years of supervised release for unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.

On July 24, 2023, while he was on supervised release, Jamison ran from Waterbury Police officers toward a vacant lot, holding his waistband.  After Jamison was apprehended, a search of his person revealed fentanyl, carfentanil, and crack cocaine.  Officers also found a loaded handgun that Jamison discarded as he ran.

In addition to his prior federal firearm conviction, Jamison’s criminal history includes numerous state convictions.  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.

Jamison has been detained since his arrest.  On July 1, 2024, he pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute controlled substances, and unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.

Judge Chatigny sentenced Jamison to 33 months of imprisonment for the July 2023 offenses, and a consecutive six months of imprisonment for violating the conditions of his supervised release.

This matter was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) and the Waterbury Police Department.  The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Natasha Freismuth.

This prosecution was brought through the Justice’s Department’s Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) program, a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce gun violence and other violent crime, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone.  In May 2021, the Justice Department launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on these core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results.  For more information about Project Safe Neighborhoods, please visit www.justice.gov/psn.