Bridgeport Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Firearm Charge

Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that QUINTEN McKOY, also known as "Quack," 33, of Bridgeport, pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven to unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.

According to court documents and statements made in court, McKoy was arrested on October 7, 2022, after a court-authorized search of his residence on Logan Street in Bridgeport revealed a stolen Glock .45 semi-automatic handgun equipped with a high-capacity magazine loaded with 25 rounds of ammunition.

McKoy's criminal history includes multiple felony convictions in state court for firearm offenses. 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.

Judge Meyer scheduled sentencing for December 5, at which time Vallejo faces a maximum term of imprisonment of 15 years.

McKoy has been detained since his arrest.

This matter has been investigated by the FBI's Bridgeport Safe Streets Task Force and the Bridgeport Police Department. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Karen L. Peck and Ross Weingarten through Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce gun violence and other violent crime, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. In May 2021, the Justice 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 www.justice.gov/psn.