Boston Gang Member Sentenced for Illegal Gun Possession

BOSTON – A member of the Castlegate Road street gang was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for a federal firearm offense.

Wesner Theodore, 29, of Boston, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Denise J. Casper to 26 months in prison and three years of supervised release, during which time he is subject to a curfew and prohibited from entering the area of Castlegate Road and associating with 16 identified individuals. In May 2017, Theodore pleaded guilty to one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm.

On April 17, 2016, Theodore was found in possession of a black and silver Lorcin Model L380 .380 semi-automatic pistol and seven rounds of .380 caliber ammunition. Due to a 2012 state conviction for assault with a dangerous weapon and illegal possession of a firearm, Theodore was prohibited from possessing a firearm and ammunition.

Acting U.S. Attorney William D. Weinreb; Mickey D. Leadingham, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Boston Field Division; and Boston Police Commissioner William Evans made the announcement today.  The case was prosecuted by Weinreb’s Organized Crime and Gang Unit.