CONCORD - United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today that Tyler Twombly, 33, of Laconia, was sentenced to 63 months in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
According to court documents and statements in court, on May 30, 2017, a Manchester police officer arrested Twombly on an outstanding state arrest warrant. During the arrest, the officer observed a firearm sticking out of Twombly’s pants. Twombly is prohibited from possessing a firearm because he is a convicted felon.
Twombly previously pleaded guilty on April 26, 2018.
“Project Safe Neighborhoods is an important effort to improve the safety of our community," said U.S. Attorney Murray. “Through this program, we work closely with our law enforcement partners to get guns out of the hands of criminals so we can reduce violent crime and protect the citizens of the Granite State."
The matter was investigated by the Manchester Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. Assistant United States Attorney Debra M. Walsh prosecuted the case.
The case is part of ATF’s Project Safe Neighborhoods initiative, which is a federally-funded program intended to reduce gun violence through law enforcement training, public education, and aggressive law enforcement efforts to investigate and prosecute gun-related crimes.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
