Manchester Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun Charge

Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that TIMOTHY TURMAN, also known as “Murder,” 36, of Manchester, pleaded guilty yesterday in Hartford federal court to a firearm offense.

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.  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 pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.  He is scheduled to be sentenced by U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny on July 2, at which time he faces a maximum term of imprisonment of 10 years.  He has been detained since his arrest.

This matter is being investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives with the assistance of the Bloomfield Police Department.  The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Amanda S. Oakes through Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), the centerpiece of the Department of Justice’s violent crime reduction efforts.  PSN is an evidence-based program proven to be effective at reducing violent crime.  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.  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.