ALBANY, NEW YORK – Anthony A. Parker, age 55, of Troy, was sentenced Friday to 51 months in prison for unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.
Parker admitted that on April 13, 2020, while employed as a driver at the Federal Express distribution center in Menands, New York, he removed a package from a conveyor belt that was addressed to a Capital Region gun store that contained a Ruger 57 5.7 x 28mm caliber semi-automatic pistol and two magazines. Parker later hid the pistol and magazines at his residence in Troy. At the time he stole and possessed the pistol and magazines, Parker had a prior conviction for second-degree murder.
Parker has been in custody since his arrest on May 13, 2020.
In addition to the prison sentence, Chief U.S. District Judge Glenn T. Suddaby sentenced Parker to serve a 3-year term of post-release supervision.
