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Convicted Felon Nabbed With Loaded Gun, Pounds Of Pot, Police Say

A Stratford woman was nabbed for alleged possession of a loaded, stolen firearm and pounds of marijuana during a warrant raid on her home.

Julissa Terry

Julissa Terry

Photo Credit: Stratford Police Department

The warrants search was carried out on Wednesday, Aug. 28, by members of the Stratford Narcotics Vice and Intel Unit following an investigation into drug sales and firearms-related crimes in the city, said Stratford Police Capt. Frank Eannotti.

Julissa Terry, 46, was arrested, along with a 15-year-old juvenile during the warrants search at the home, said Eannotti.

During the search, officers found a loaded stolen firearm as well as numerous pounds of marijuana packaged for sale, he said.

Terry, a convicted felon, can not legally possess a firearm, he added.

She was charged with two counts of criminal possession of a firearm, carrying a pistol without a permit, illegal transfer of a firearm, possession of marijuana with intent to sell, risk of injury to minor, possession of a large-capacity magazine, improper storage of a firearm, operating a drug factory, and illegal possession of an assault weapon.

Terry is being held on $500,000 bond which she was unable to post. 

The 15-year-old juvenile was charged with possession of marijuana with intent to sell and remanded to the Juvenile Detention Center. 

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