Norwalk Gang Member Sentenced To 37 Months In Prison: Feds

NORWALK, CT — A Norwalk gang member accused of possessing a loaded handgun with an obliterated serial number was sentenced to 37 months in prison Thursday, U.S. Attorney for Connecticut Vanessa Roberts Avery announced in a news release.

According to court documents and statements made in court, the FBI's Bridgeport Safe Streets Task Force has been investigating gang violence in Bridgeport, Norwalk and Stamford.

In 2021 and 2022, law enforcement officers made four controlled purchases of ecstasy, which contained both MDMA and fentanyl, from Patrick Elmore, 33, of Norwalk, who Avery noted is a member of a violent Norwalk street gang.

Elmore was arrested on a state warrant on April 12, 2023. At the time of his arrest, he possessed a loaded SCCY, model CPX-2, 9mm semiautomatic handgun with an obliterated serial number, Avery said.

According to Avery, Elmore's criminal history includes state convictions for felony drug distribution and weapon possession offenses.

Avery also noted 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."

Elmore has been detained since his federal arrest on May 25, 2023. He pleaded guilty on July 11, 2024, to unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon, Avery said.