Brandon Man Sentenced for Being a Felon in Possession of Firearms

The United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Eric Grenier, 40, of Brandon, was sentenced today in United States District Court in Burlington following his guilty plea to a charge that he possessed firearms as a convicted felon.  U.S. District Court Judge Christina Reiss sentenced Grenier to 24 months of imprisonment, to be followed by a three-year term of supervised release.  Grenier has been in custody since his arrest in August 2021.   

According to court records, on August 13, 2021, state and federal law enforcement authorities executed a state court search warrant at Grenier’s home in Brandon.  An officer with the Brandon Police Department obtained the warrant to look for and seize a handgun which Grenier allegedly displayed during an altercation with a neighbor in July.  During the search, agents seized two rifles and two pistols, as well as assorted ammunition, from Grenier’s locked bedroom.  Grenier is prohibited by federal law from possessing any firearms because he has three felony convictions in Vermont for burglary and cultivating marijuana.    

The case was investigated by the Brandon Police Department and the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.  

Grenier is represented by William Vasiliou II, Esq.  The prosecutor is Assistant U.S. Attorney Gregory Waples.

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. On May 26, 2021, the Department launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on these core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results.  For more information about Project Safe Neighborhoods, please visit https://www.justice.gov/psn