Waterbury Man Charged with Illegal Gun Possession

John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that a federal grand jury in Hartford has returned an indictment charging RYAN GRAY, 24, of Waterbury, with possession of a firearm a by a convicted felon.

The indictment was returned on April 24, 2019.  Gray appeared today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Donna F. Martinez in Hartford and entered a plea of not guilty to the offense. He has been detained since his arrest by Waterbury Police on January 30, 2019.

As alleged in the Indictment, on January 30, 2019, Gray possessed two loaded handguns.

It is further alleged that Grays’s criminal history includes state felony convictions for firearms, robbery 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.

If convicted of the offense, Gray faces a maximum term of imprisonment of 10 years and a fine of up to $250,000.

U.S. Attorney Durham stressed that an indictment is not evidence of guilt.  Charges are only allegations, and a defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

This matter is being investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco Firearms and Explosives and the Waterbury Police Department.  The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Heather Cherry.

This prosecution has been brought through 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.