Farmington Gunrunner Gets Year In Prison, Feds Say

FARMINGTON/NEW HAVEN, CT — A Farmington man will spend about a year behind bars for trafficking stolen firearms following his sentencing in U.S. District Court in New Haven Monday.

Vanessa Roberts Avery, U.S. Attorney for Connecticut, said Dominic Colon-Brown, 28, of Farmington, was sentenced Monday by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven to 12 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release.

Avery said he was sentenced for trafficking firearms that were stolen in Florida to Connecticut.
Meyer also ordered Colon-Brown to pay a $2,200 fine, Avery said in a statement Monday.

According to court documents and statements made in court, in January 2021, Colon-Brown sold a firearm to a convicted felon.

Federal officials said he then conspired with Julian Judge and another individual to obtain firearms in Florida and sell them in Connecticut.

In late February 2021, Colon-Brown and Judge drove to Florida, obtained three handguns and transported them back to Connecticut, Avery said.

Colon Brown and Judge knew the firearms were stolen or otherwise illegally obtained, according to prosecutors.

On March 8, 2021, law enforcement recovered the three firearms, as well as more than 100 rounds of ammunition and approximately 60 grams of cocaine, during a search of a New Britain apartment.

During the investigation, Colon-Brown and his associates were captured in recorded conversations discussing the illegal acquisition and sale of firearms, Avery said.

Colon-Brown and Judge also posted photos of themselves on social media in possession of firearms, authorities said.

Colon-Brown was arrested May 27, 2021. On Jan. 20, he pleaded guilty to one count of transporting stolen firearms across state lines.

Judge, of New Britain, pleaded guilty to the same charge and, on May 27, he was sentenced to 24 months of imprisonment and ordered to pay a $3,000 fine.

This investigation has been conducted by the FBI’s Northern Connecticut Gang Task Force, New Britain Police Department, Farmington Police Department, West Hartford Police Department and Pasco County (Fla.) Sheriff’s Office.

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Angel M. Krull.

This prosecution is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make neighborhoods safer.