Rochester man going to prison on gun charge

ROCHESTER, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Edward A. Pearce, 30, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm, was sentenced to serve 48 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Douglas E. Gregory, who handled the case, stated that on August 12, 2023, Pearce was arrested by the United States Marshal’s Service Fugitive Task Force following a traffic stop in the area of 1071 Dewey Avenue in Rochester. Law enforcement located a loaded 40 caliber pistol in his waistband. In June 2018, Pearce was convicted of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in Ulster County Court, and is legally prohibited from possessing a firearm.

The sentencing is the result of an investigation conducted by the United States Marshal’s Service, under the direction of Marshal Charles Salina, the Rochester Police Department, under the direction of Chief David Smith, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Bryan Miller, New York Field Division.

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