A New Haven man has been sentenced to three years in prison for possessing a firearm while he was out on bond for another federal case. U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill handed down the 36-month sentence to Antrum Coston, 42, during a hearing in Bridgeport.
Coston was previously sentenced by Judge Underhill on September 18, 2023, to 37 months in prison and three years of supervised release after being convicted of pandemic relief fraud, money laundering, and drug offenses. At that time, he was ordered to surrender himself on November 29, 2023.
However, before his scheduled surrender date, Coston was arrested by New Haven Police on October 25, 2023. Officers found him with a loaded Taurus G3 9mm handgun equipped with an extended magazine.
The new sentence will be served consecutively to the previous 37-month term imposed in 2023.
Coston has remained detained since his arrest. On October 28, 2024, he was convicted after trial for unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon and for having the weapon while under federal release.
His criminal record includes several felony convictions, among them two prior federal convictions related to firearms offenses.
The investigation involved the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the New Haven Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Nathaniel J. Gentile and Sean P. Mahard prosecuted the case as part of the Justice Department’s Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) program—a collaborative initiative designed to reduce gun violence through partnerships between law enforcement agencies and communities. More information about PSN can be found at www.justice.gov/psn.
“David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ANTRUM COSTON, 42, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 36 months of imprisonment for unlawfully possessing a firearm while released on bond in another criminal case.”
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