Providence Resident Sentenced to Prison on 3rd Firearm Conviction

PROVIDENCE – Brandon M. Crumady, 30, of Providence, was sentenced today to 42 months in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced Acting United States Attorney Stephen G. Dambruch and Providence Police Chief Colonel Hugh T. Clements, Jr.

At sentencing, U.S. District Court Judge John J. McConnell, Jr., also ordered Crumady to serve 3 years supervised release upon completion of his term of incarceration. Crumady pleaded guilty on June 14, 2017. The government and the defense recommended the court impose a sentence of 42 months incarceration. The U.S. Sentencing Guideline imprisonment range in this matter is 41-51 months.

This case represents the third time Crumady has been charged and convicted of illegally possessing a firearm.

According to information presented to the court, on May 9, 2016, a Providence Police officer patrolling the area around a nightclub preparing to close for the evening came upon an occupied vehicle in a nearby parking lot. The officer illuminated the interior of the vehicle, and, as he did, he saw the front seat passenger reach into his waistband, remove a firearm and toss it onto the back seat. The officer recognized Brandon Crumady as the passenger in the vehicle. The officer was aware that Crumady had previously been convicted of a firearm offense.

The officer approached the vehicle with his service weapon drawn, and kept watch of the firearm and the occupants of the vehicle until additional officers arrived. Crumady was arrested and a loaded semi-automatic firearm was removed from the back seat.

According to court records, this case represents the third time Crumady has been convicted of illegally possessing a firearm. Previously, Crumady was convicted in Rhode Island state court in March 2007 for carrying a pistol without a license and felony possession of controlled substance offenses. He was sentenced to 4 months in prison followed by 56 months probation.

In a separate matter, Crumady was convicted in federal court on May 23, 2012, for being a felon in possession of a firearm. He was sentenced on August 17, 2012, to 37 imprisonment to be followed by 3 years supervised release. Crumady was on federal supervised release when he was arrested in this matter on May 9, 2016.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Gerard B. Sullivan.

The matter was investigated by the Providence Police Department, with the assistance of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

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