Felon Caught with Gun in Bloomfield Sentenced to 54 Months in Federal Prison

Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that TIMOTHY TURMAN, also known as “Murder,” 37, of Manchester, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny in Hartford to 54 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for illegal possession of a firearm.

According to court documents and statements made in court, on April 9, 2022, Turman was arrested by Bloomfield Police after he was found in possession of a loaded Taurus, Millennium PT-145, .45 caliber semi-automatic pistol with an obliterated serial number.

Turman’s criminal history includes state felony convictions in 2005, for possession of a weapon in a motor vehicle and, in 2006, for robbery in the first degree.  In June 2011, Turman was charged with murder, firearm, and robbery offenses stemming from the shooting death of a 21-year-old man in Hartford.  The case against him was dismissed after a state trial, but he was found in violation of his probation and was sentenced to 10 and one-half years of incarceration.  He was released from state prison in February 2021.

It is a violation of federal law for a person previously convicted of a felony offense to possess a firearm that has moved in interstate or foreign commerce.        

Turman has been detained since his arrest.  On April 4, 2024, he pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.

This matter was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Bloomfield Police Department.

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Amanda S. Oakes through Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce gun violence and other violent crime, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone.  In May 2021, the Justice Department launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on these core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results.  For more information about Project Safe Neighborhoods, please visit www.justice.gov/psn.