Stamford Felon Sentenced For Illegal Gun Possession: Feds

STAMFORD, CT — A 35-year-old Stamford man was sentenced Thursday to nearly five years in prison for illegally possessing a firearm, according to Marc H. Silverman, the acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut.

Ricardo Georges received a sentence of 57 months from U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford. Following his prison sentence, Georges will have three years of supervised released.

According to court documents and statements made court, while investigating a shooting incident in Stamford in March 2022, Stamford Police learned that Georges was in possession of a handgun, Silverman said.

On May 7, 2022, investigators encountered Georges as he was leaving a gym in Stamford, and he was arrested after a search of his backpack found a loaded Para USA .45 ACP caliber, semi-automatic pistol, as well as a quantity of fentanyl, Silverman said.

Georges’ criminal history includes felony convictions in Connecticut and New York for assault on public safety personnel, robbery in the first degree, criminal possession of a firearm, and multiple drug offenses, Silverman noted.

If convicted of a felony offense, it's illegal to possess a firearm or ammunition "that has moved in interstate or foreign commerce," Silverman said.

Georges has been detained since his arrest. On April 24, 2024, he pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.

The prosecution was part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) out of the Department of Justice.

"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," a news release from Silverman's office said. "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."

For more information about Project Safe Neighborhoods, click here.