Topsham Man Sentenced for Firearm Charges Stemming from Brunswick Burglary

PORTLAND, Maine: A Topsham man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Portland for being a felon in possession of firearms and possessing stolen firearms.

U.S. District Judge Nancy Torresen sentenced Christopher Tucker, 34, to 75 months in prison to be followed by 3 years of supervised release. Tucker pleaded guilty on March 19, 2025.

According to court records, in May 2024, officers from the Brunswick Police Department responded to a citizen's report of suspicious activity at a nearby residence. Responding officers found that the door of the residence's garage was open and cabinets inside appeared to have been pried open, with ammunition scattered on the floor. Officers located a vehicle matching the description provided by the reporting witness. Tucker, the owner and only occupant of the vehicle, fled on foot. After a brief manhunt, he was located and arrested. Officers subsequently recovered 20 firearms from his vehicle, all of which had been stolen from inside the Brunswick residence. Tucker was prohibited from possessing firearms due to multiple prior felony convictions.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) investigated the case with assistance from the Brunswick Police Department and Cumberland County Sheriff's Office.

Project Safe Neighborhoods: This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. On May 26, 2021, the Department launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on these core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, visit https://www.justice.gov/usao-me/psn.

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