Marc H. Silverman, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, has announced that Quinten McKoy, also known as "Quack," aged 33 and a resident of Bridgeport, was sentenced to 40 months in federal prison. U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden handed down the sentence in New Haven for McKoy's unlawful possession of firearms. The sentence will run consecutively to a state sentence McKoy is currently serving for unrelated offenses. Following his release from federal custody, McKoy will undergo a three-year term of supervised release.
Court documents reveal that after several shootings and murders in Bridgeport and Stratford, the FBI Bridgeport Safe Streets Task Force initiated an investigation into McKoy and others linked to gangs in Bridgeport's South End. On October 7, 2022, authorities conducted a court-authorized search at McKoy's residence on Logan Street in Bridgeport. During the search, they seized a stolen Glock .45 semi-automatic handgun; four gun magazines, including one high-capacity magazine loaded with 25 rounds; a laser attachment; additional ammunition; and packages suspected to contain crack cocaine, heroin, and marijuana. McKoy was arrested following this search.
McKoy's criminal history includes multiple felony convictions in state court for firearm-related offenses among others. Federal law prohibits individuals previously convicted of felonies from possessing firearms or ammunition that have crossed state or international borders.
Since his arrest, McKoy has been detained. He pleaded guilty on September 12, 2024, to unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.
The case was investigated by the FBI’s Bridgeport Safe Streets Task Force alongside the Bridgeport Police Department. It was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Karen L. Peck and Ross Weingarten under Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN). This program unites various levels of law enforcement with communities to reduce gun violence and other violent crimes while making neighborhoods safer. In May 2021, the Justice Department enhanced its violent crime reduction strategy through PSN by focusing on fostering community trust and legitimacy, supporting violence prevention organizations, setting strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring outcomes.
For further information about Project Safe Neighborhoods, visit www.justice.gov/psn.