Hartford Man Sentenced to 13 Years for Gun Crimes

0:00A heart-for-man named Morris Carter III, 37 years old and known as Moe, just got hit with a 13-year federal prison sentence for. Gun crimes and breaking his supervised release rules that breaks down to 136 months on the Fire Arm charges, plus 20 more months tacked on consecutively, handed down by Judge Carrey, duly in Bridgeport, earlier this year on August 15, 2025, a jury nailed him guilty on two counts, possessing a Fire Arm as a felon and having. One with a wiped-out serial number. This all stemmed from a supervised release he was already on from a 2013 federal conviction for conspiracy to distribute crack, cocaine. Back on February 19, 2023, things went down at a South-In convenience store and hard for it during an early morning fight. Carter pulled a gun, used its magazine to smack someone, then bolted toward Weathersfield, reaching two handguns from his car along the way. Cops in Weathersfield pulled him over on Not Street, found a loaded magazine inside, and

1:04later recovered both guns, extra ammo, and magazines from the area after a resident spotted one. He's been locked up since that arrest. Now with three years of supervised release waiting after his bid, this case underscores how past records can stack up quick when new heat drops. Stay sharp out there. We've been listening to Hartford News today, AI-powered local news.