Bridgeport Man Pleads Guilty In Federal Gun Case: U.S. Attorney

BRIDGEPORT, CT — A 33-year-old Bridgeport man pleaded guilty in federal court last week to a charge of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon, announced U.S. Attorney Vanessa Roberts Avery.

Alexis A. Vallejo, also known as "Boobie" and "Boobie Porter," pleaded guilty Friday before U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport.

According to court documents and statements, on December 29, 2021, Vallejo attempted to flee from Bridgeport Police officers, but when officers apprehended him, they found a loaded SCCY 9mm semiautomatic handgun on him.

Vallejo’s criminal history includes felony convictions in state court for firearm possession, robbery, larceny, and failure to appear 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.

Sentencing for Vallejo is scheduled for June 4, at which time he faces a maximum term of imprisonment of 15 years; he has been detained since his federal arrest on June 30, 2022.

This matter is being 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 Ross Weingarten and Karen L. Peck through Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), the centerpiece of the Department of Justice’s violent crime reduction efforts. PSN is an evidence-based program proven to be effective at reducing violent crime. Through PSN, a broad spectrum of stakeholders work together to identify the most pressing violent crime problems in the community and develop comprehensive solutions to address them. As part of this strategy, PSN focuses enforcement efforts on the most violent offenders and partners with locally based prevention and reentry programs for lasting reductions in crime.