Manchester Felon Pleads Guilty to the Illegal Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition

CONCORD – A Manchester man pleaded guilty today in federal court to a firearm offense, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces.

Monytung Maker, a/k/a “MoSavage”, 27, pleaded guilty to being a prohibited person in possession of firearms and ammunition.  U.S. District Court Judge Steven McAuliffe scheduled sentencing for October 29, 2024.

On August 2, 2023, members of the Manchester Police Department executed a search warrant at Maker’s Manchester apartment in connection to a drug investigation. During the search, law enforcement found a backpack in Maker’s bedroom containing his bank cards and a 9mm pistol loaded with eight rounds of 9mm ammunition. Maker later admitted to law enforcement that he possessed this firearm for protection. Maker was prohibited from owning or possessing firearms and ammunition by virtue of a prior felony convicted for unlawful possession of a handgun without a permit in 2019.

The charging statute provides for a maximum sentence of up to 15 years in prison, up to a three-year term of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and statutes which govern the determination of a sentence in a criminal case.

Manchester Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives led the investigation.  Assistant U.S. Attorney Tiffany Scanlon is prosecuting the case.

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. On May 26, 2021, the 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.

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