A Danbury man is among five who have pleaded guilty to firearm charges stemming from a murder and arson scheme in Bridgeport.  33-year old George Rivera pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.  Three Bridgeport men and one from Waterbury also entered the same pleas. 

In April 2018, Bridgeport Police attempted to stop a car that was operating with unlit taillights, but the driver fled and items were tossed out the windows.  The vehicle was stopped after a brief pursuit and officers found two loaded handguns, marijuana, a black ski mask, a pair of binoculars, and a container of gasoline.  The investigation revealed that the five men were involved in a plan to murder an individual and set fire to the Body Shop where the individual worked. 

Rivera and two others were arrested later that morning at a hotel in Milford.  A search of a hotel room revealed a loaded rifle, a loaded revolver, a loaded AR 15, a loaded 12-gauge shotgun, additional ammunition, brass knuckles, binoculars, gloves and a knit mask.  Investigators also located a seized packaged heroin, ecstasy pills, marijuana, a digital scale and other items in the room, and ammunition and shotgun shells in the trunk of their car.