New Bedford Man Arrested Last Month with Illegal Gun at Trampoline Park Sentenced to Prison
Bristol County District Attorney’s Office
Thomas M. Quinn III
District Attorney
Press Release
April 5, 2023
A 32-year-old New Bedford man arrested last month while carrying an illegal firearm inside the Funz Trampoline Park in New Bedford was sentenced yesterday in Fall River Superior Court to serve up to 15 years in state prison, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced.
Chantra Say pled guilty in Fall River Superior Court on Tuesday to indictments charging him with Carrying an Illegal Firearm-Subsequent Offense with Two Priors, Unlawful Possession of Ammunition with two Prior Crime software Violence and Unlawful Possession of a Large Capacity Feeding Device.
On March 4th New Bedford Police officers dispatched to the trampoline park for a report made by a juvenile caller of a male wearing a grey hooded sweatshirt, black ski mask, and blue jeans who had a gun in his pocket. Officers entered the establishment and observed the defendant matching that description. When officers approached the defendant, he turned to a second male, and pulled an object wrapped in a plastic bag from his waistband area. He attempted to hand the object to the second male who refused. Officers recognized the item in the bag was shaped like a firearm. The officer grabbed the male’s shoulders to detain him when the defendant tossed the bag in the garbage can. The firearm was recovered from the trash bin and was confirmed to be a Jimenez 9mm pistol, loaded with 12 rounds of ammunition in a 13 round magazine. The defendant initially provided a false name, but officers were ultimately able to confirm the identity of the male as the defendant with the assistance of the Massachusetts State Police Gang Unit.
This defendant has a prior conviction for possession of firearm and was on probation at the time of his arrest for an Armed Assault with Intent to Murder conviction.
The case, which went from arrest to indictment to conviction in just one month, was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Matthew Sylvia.
“Despite being on probation for a prior shooting, the defendant was walking around in a park for children with a loaded gun. He has a history of convictions for violent offenses and clearly continues to be a significant danger to the community. I’m pleased this case was resolved very quickly and that the defendant will be off the street for up to fifteen years,” District Attorney Quinn said.
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