Convicted Felon Sentenced To 144 Months’ Imprisonment For Possession Of Firearms And The Distribution Of Cocaine

NEWARK, N.J. – A New Jersey man was sentenced to 144 months in prison for possession of firearms and ammunition by a convicted felon, and possession with intent to distribute cocaine, U.S. Attorney John Giordano announced.

Dominick Montgomery, 38, of Plainfield, New Jersey, appeared before U.S. District Court Judge Georgette Castner on October 8, 2024, and pleaded guilty to possession of firearms and ammunition by a convicted felon, and possession with intent to distribute cocaine. On March 6, 2025, Judge Castner sentenced Montgomery to 144 months’ imprisonment.

According to court documents:

In October of 2021, law enforcement was investigating narcotics trafficking in the Somerset and Middlesex County area. During the investigation, law enforcement identified Montgomery as an individual distributing narcotics in that area. From October 27, 2021 until January 24, 2022, Montgomery sold eight firearms, cocaine, and fentanyl to an undercover law enforcement officer in exchange for money. During the last transaction, on January 24, 2022, Montgomery sold the undercover officer cocaine and three firearms in exchange for $6,750. On February 2, 2022, law enforcement arrested Montgomery and found him in possession of a Smith and Wesson pistol and fifteen rounds of ammunition.

In addition to the prison term, Judge Castner sentenced Montgomery to three years of supervised release.

U.S. Attorney Giordano credited special agents of the ATF, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge L.C. Cheeks Jr., and the Somerset County Prosecutors Office, under the direction of Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald, with the investigation leading to the sentencing.

The government is represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney Megan N. Linares of the Office’s Criminal Division in Newark.