Jury: New Haven Man Guilty Had Loaded Gun While On Bond In Fed Case

NEW HAVEN, CT —A federal jury found Antrum Coston, 42, of New Haven, guilty of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon, and with committing the offense while released on bond in another case, according to the Justice Department.

In September 2023, Coston was sentenced to 37 months in prison and three years of supervised release for pandemic relief fraud, money laundering, and drug offenses. A federal judge ordered Coston, who was released on bond, to surrender for service of his sentence on Nov. 29, 2023.

According to U.S. Attorney for Connecticut, Vanessa Roberts Avery, and the evidence presented during the trial, on Oct. 25, 2023, New Haven police arrested Coston after they found him in possession of a loaded Taurus G3 9mm handgun with an extended magazine.

Coston’s criminal history includes multiple felony convictions, including two federal convictions for firearm offenses, court records show and Avery noted.

At sentencing, which is not scheduled, Coston faces a maximum of 15 years for unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon, and a consecutive sentence of up to 10 years for possessing the firearm while on federal release, Avery said. He's been detained since his arrest.