Vanessa Roberts Avery, U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut
Marc H. Silverman, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Quinten McKoy, also known as "Quack," a 33-year-old resident of Bridgeport, has been sentenced to 40 months in federal prison for unlawful possession of firearms. U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden handed down the sentence in New Haven, which will run consecutively to a state sentence McKoy is currently serving for unrelated offenses. Following his release from federal custody, McKoy will be subject to a three-year term of supervised release.
The case against McKoy arose from an investigation by the FBI Bridgeport Safe Streets Task Force into gang-related activities following several shootings and murders in Bridgeport and Stratford. On October 7, 2022, law enforcement executed a court-authorized search at McKoy's residence on Logan Street in Bridgeport. They seized a stolen Glock .45 semi-automatic handgun, four gun magazines—including one high-capacity magazine loaded with 25 rounds—along with additional ammunition and packages containing suspected crack cocaine, heroin, and marijuana. McKoy was arrested during this operation.
McKoy's criminal record includes multiple felony convictions related to firearms and other offenses in state court. Federal law prohibits individuals previously convicted of felonies from possessing firearms or ammunition that have crossed state or international borders.
Since his arrest, McKoy has remained detained. He pleaded guilty on September 12, 2024, to the charge of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.
The investigation was conducted by the FBI’s Bridgeport Safe Streets Task Force alongside the Bridgeport Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Karen L. Peck and Ross Weingarten prosecuted the case under Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), an initiative aimed at reducing gun violence and violent crime through collaboration between law enforcement agencies and community groups. In May 2021, the Justice Department introduced enhancements to PSN focusing on building community trust and legitimacy, supporting violence prevention efforts by community organizations, setting strategic enforcement priorities, and evaluating outcomes.
For further information about Project Safe Neighborhoods, visit www.justice.gov/psn.
