New Haven Man Sentenced to Prison for Role in Gun Trafficking Scheme

NEW HAVEN, CT — A 43-year-old New Haven man was sentenced in federal court to two years in prison for his role in a gun trafficking scheme, according to Acting U.S. Attorney for Connecticut.

According to Silverman, court documents and statements made in court, in March 2021, ATF Task Force officers learned that Quinn Mooring was receiving firearms from a source, subsequently identified as Marquis Jerome Pollard, in South Carolina and selling them in Connecticut.

On April 19, 2021, investigators made a controlled purchase of a 9mm Glock handgun and a drum magazine from Mooring and Pollard in New Haven in exchange for $1,500, Silverman said. Two days later, investigators made a controlled purchase of 9mm ammunition from Mooring in New Haven, the federal prosecutor said.

Mooring’s criminal history includes state convictions for felony robbery, unlawful restraint, and failure to appear offenses, Silverman said and court records show. It is a violation of federal law for a person previously convicted of a felony offense to possess a firearm or ammunition that has moved in interstate or foreign commerce, according to the Justice Department.

Mooring was arrested on a federal criminal complaint on June 14, 2021 and on Jan. 13, 2022, he pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon, Silverman said.

Released on a $50,000 bond, must report to prison on June 18.

Pollard pleaded guilty and, on February 27, 2023, was sentenced to eight years of imprisonment.