Albany Felon Sentenced for Possession of a Loaded Handgun

ALBANY, NEW YORK – Saul McDuffie, age 34, of Albany, was sentenced today to 33 months in prison for unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.

The announcement was made by Acting United States Attorney Antoinette T. Bacon; Kevin Kelly, Special Agent in Charge of the Buffalo Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI); and Chief Eric Hawkins of the Albany Police Department (APD).

In pleading guilty, McDuffie admitted to possessing a loaded .380 caliber handgun on North Swan Street in Albany on October 28, 2019.  When McDuffie saw a marked APD police cruiser pass, he placed the handgun on the tire of a parked car, which was observed by an APD officer responding to a complaint of drug dealing in the area.  McDuffie had prior felony convictions for drug offenses and burglary when he possessed the loaded handgun. 

In addition to the prison sentence, Chief U.S. District Judge Glenn T. Suddaby sentenced McDuffie to serve a 3-year term of post-release supervision. 

This case was investigated by the APD and HSI, and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Cyrus P.W. Rieck and Rachel Williams.