Source: United States Department of Justice News
The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Logan Foster, 30, of Arlington, Vermont, has been indicted and arrested on two federal firearms offenses involving the alleged unlawful purchase and possession of a 9mm pistol in January 2021. On April 19, 2022, Foster appeared in U.S. District Court in Burlington for an arraignment and pleaded not guilty to the charges. U.S. Magistrate Judge Kevin J. Doyle granted the government’s motion for detention and ordered Foster detained until trial.
The indictment contains two counts. The first count alleges that on January 22, 2021, Foster filled out an ATF Form 4473 to purchase a SCCY 9mm pistol from a firearms dealer and falsely stated both that he was the actual purchaser of the firearm and that he was not an unlawful user of controlled substances. The second count alleges Foster then possessed this firearm while being an unlawful user of controlled substances. According to court records, the government also alleges that Foster exchanged the firearm for drugs with a Springfield, Massachusetts area drug dealer. The firearm was recovered from a crime scene in Holyoke, Massachusetts approximately six months after Foster’s transfer of it.
The indictment is an accusation only and that the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty. If convicted, Foster faces a maximum sentence of ten years imprisonment and three years of supervised release, which would follow any sentence of imprisonment. The actual sentence will be determined with reference to the Federal Sentencing Guidelines.
This case is being investigated by the Department of Homeland Security (Homeland Security Investigations), the Bennington Police Department, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). The United States is represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph Perella. Foster is represented by Peter Langrock, Esq.
This case is being prosecuted as part of the joint federal, state, and local Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) Program, the centerpiece of the Department of Justice’s violent crime reduction efforts. PSN is an evidence-based program proven to be effective at reducing violent crime. Through PSN, a broad spectrum of stakeholders work together to identify the most pressing violent crime problems in the community and develop comprehensive solutions to address them. As part of this strategy, PSN focuses enforcement efforts on the most violent offenders and partners with locally based prevention and reentry programs for lasting reductions in crime. https://www.justice.gov/psn