While a Boston gang member was on house arrest, he began posting photos of himself with guns to a Snapchat group.
Trevon Bell, 27, of Boston and Lynn, pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm Tuesday.
Law enforcement intercepted a group chat on Snapchat that included people regularly posting photos of themselves with firearms in 2021. Officials said Bell was part of this group.
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But Bell was on house arrest with a GPS bracelet for location monitoring after he was indicted on three separate unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition cases when he was posting some of the photos.
One video posted on Nov. 24, 2021 showed him in possession of a black semi-automatic Glock 9 millimeter firearm over a toilet, acting United States Attorney Joshua S. Levy said. The gun has since been recovered.
The charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm provides for a sentence of up to 10 years in prison, up to three years of supervised release and a fine of $250,000. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and statutes which govern the determination of a sentence in a criminal case.
Bell’s sentencing is scheduled for Feb. 29.
