Albany Felon Sentenced to 27 Months for Illegally Possessing Loaded Firearm

ALBANY, NEW YORK - Alexander Wilson, age 31, of Albany, was sentenced today to 27 months in prison for illegally possessing a pistol as a convicted felon.

United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman; United States Marshal David L. McNulty; Bryan Miller, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF); and New York State Police (NYSP) Superintendent Steven G. James made the announcement.

As part of his previously entered guilty plea, Wilson, who has two prior felony convictions, admitted that on March 16, 2023, he threw a loaded pistol from a vehicle while being pursued by a New York State Trooper on Interstate 90 in Albany.

United States District Judge Mae A. D'Agostino also imposed a 3-year term of supervised release, to begin after Wilson is released from prison. Judge D'Agostino also ordered Wilson to forfeit the firearm.

The United States Marshals Service, ATF, and NYSP investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Joshua R. Rosenthal prosecuted the case as 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.