Press Release
☷New Haven Felon Sentenced to 46 Months in Federal Prison for Possession Firearm
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ( By Press Release office)
Feb 01,2024
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Vanessa Roberts Avery , the U . S . Attorney for the District of Connecticut , just announced that Teejay Johnson , a 38 - year - old from New Haven , has been sentenced to 46 months in prison for illegally possessing a firearm . After his release , he ' ll be on supervised release for three years , with the first six months spent in home detention . The arrest happened on March 9 , 2022 , when the New Haven Police Department and other law enforcement officers searched Johnson ' s place . They found drugs in the bathroom , along with fentanyl , marijuana , over $8 , 600 in cash , and a loaded gun . Johnson has a history of felony convictions for firearms and assault offenses . The investigation was conducted by the Bureau of Alcohol , Tobacco , Firearms and Explosives ( ATF ) and the New Haven Police Department . The case was prosecuted by Assistant U . S . Attorney Anastasia King as part of Project Safe Neighborhoods , an initiative aimed at reducing violent crime .
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