Waterbury Man Sentenced In Gun Possession Case: Feds

WATERBURY, CT — A Waterbury man has been sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison for illegal possession of a handgun, according to a statement from federal prosecutors. Desi Williams, 40, will also serve three years of supervised release.

According to prosecutors, Waterbury police attempted to stop a car Williams was driving Jan. 28, 2019 for motor vehicle violations. When an officer approached the car on foot, Williams accelerated and fled from the scene.

Williams rammed three police vehicles in a pursuit before crashing his car into a utility pole on Walnut Street. Williams ran from the car, jumped over a fence, and was eventually caught on Ives Street.

A police search of Williams’s car revealed a loaded Smith & Wesson .22 caliber revolver.

Williams was convicted in 2016 in federal court for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and he was on federal supervised release in January 2019. Prior to 2016, Williams was convicted in state court of felony robbery, burglary and failure to appear offenses.

He pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon in June 2020.