BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — A Bridgeport man was sentenced in the city Friday to a year-and-a-half in prison for illegal possession of a gun, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut.
Jerond Rogers, Jr. 30, has been detained since his federal arrest on March 20, 2023, and he pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon on Jan. 23, prosecutors said.
According to prosecutors, in October 2022, law enforcement was informed that Rogers, who was a known affiliate of a violent Bridgeport gang, was in possession of a firearm. On Oct. 25, 2022, Rogers ran from investigators who had a court-authorized search warrant for his vehicle, removed a black handgun from his waistband and ran into oncoming traffic on Maplewood Avenue, where he was hit by a car, prosecutors said.
The gun was a loaded Glock 26 semi-automatic pistol, and Rogers was transported to the hospital, according to prosecutors.
Rogers’ criminal history includes state felony convictions for sale of narcotics, criminal possession of a weapon and possession of a weapon in a motor vehicle. According to prosecutors, it is a violation of federal law for a person previously convicted of a felony offense to possess a firearm or ammunition that has moved in interstate or foreign commerce.
Prosecutors said the case was investigated by the FBI’s Bridgeport Safe Streets Task Force and the Bridgeport Police Department. The prosecution is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods, a program that features a collaboration between all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce gun violence, violent crime and make neighborhoods safer for everyone.
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