Danbury Couple Guilty Of Firearm Offenses

DANBURY, CT — A federal jury found a Danbury couple guilty of firearm offenses.

On Monday in New Haven, the jury found Darnell Macon, Sr, 45, and Kharisma Brooks, 32, guilty in a trial that began Oct. 26.

According to the evidence disclosed during the trial, on May 27, 2021, Macon and Brooks visited a federally-licensed firearms dealer in Kent, where Macon possessed, and then Brooks purchased, a Smith & Wesson, Model SD40VE, .40 caliber semi-automatic pistol. In 2002, Macon was convicted in New York of two counts of assault in the first degree, and in 2003, he was convicted in New York of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree.

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.

On June 7, 2021, special agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigating the firearm purchase on May 27, and another firearm purchased by Brooks in Stratford on May 25, visited Macon’s and Brooks’ Danbury residence. They recovered the two firearms, which were located in Macon’s bedroom closet.

The jury found Macon guilty of one count of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon, and Brooks guilty of one count of aiding and abetting the unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon. The jury found Brooks not guilty of one count of making a false statement during the purchase of a firearm.

At sentencing, which is not scheduled, Macon and Brooks each faces a maximum term of imprisonment of 10 years. The couple was released on bond pending sentencing.