Assault Rifle, Cocaine Seized in Bridgeport

Police and the FBI Safe Streets Task Force seized an assault rifle and a large amount of cocaine from a residence in Bridgeport on Thursday morning.

Police searched the Birmingham Street home of Johnathan “Coco” Colon, 25, on Thursday morning, and found a Bushmaster .223 assault rifle in the second-floor bedroom.

Police said Colon is a suspect in a recent “shots fired” incident.

He was charged with possession of narcotics with intent to sell, possession of an assault weapon and criminal possession of a firearm.

He is in federal custody.