Windsor Man Sentenced For Federal Firearms Charge
Friday, January 24, 2025, 2:15 P.M. ET. 2 Minute Read, By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,
BURLINGTON, VT.- On Tuesday, a 36-year-old Windsor, Vermont, man learned he would be spending nearly the next four years in prison after he was sentenced for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. After, he was found passed out in his pickup truck with a handgun in his lap by Police Officers in the parking lot at a community baseball field.
On Tuesday, January 21, 2025, Ryan Buckley, 36, of Windsor, Vermont, appeared in the U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont and was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Court Judge Christina Reiss to 46 months in federal prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release for his previously entered guilty plea for being a Prohibited Person in Possession of a Firearm, Convicted Felon.
According to Acting U.S. Attorney Michael P. Dresher and charging documents filed with the District Court, Police Officers found Buckley passed out with a loaded handgun on his lap while parked in his pickup truck at a community baseball field in Chester, Vermont.
Buckley Tried To Flee As Police Officers Woke Him Up
When Police Officers woke him, Buckley grabbed the handgun and put his truck in gear before Police Officers successfully disarmed Buckley without anyone getting hurt. During questioning, Buckley admitted to Police Officers that he had just smoked methamphetamine, which Police Officers found in his truck. As part of his plea, Buckley admitted to possessing another 18 firearms, some of which were reported stolen.
Federal law prohibits a person previously convicted of felony offenses from owning or possessing firearms and ammunition. Buckley knew at the time of his arrest he was prohibited from possessing a firearm due to a prior felony conviction.
