Windsor County Man Sentenced for Being a Felon in Possession of Stolen Firearms

BURLINGTON - The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that on May 8, 2026, Kyle Pickett, 31, of Windsor County, Vermont, was sentenced by Chief United States District Judge Christina Reiss to 53 months of imprisonment, to be followed by a 3-year term of supervised release. Pickett previously pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of firearms.

According to court records, on November 25, 2023, Pickett possessed two loaded stolen firearms, a Winchester Model 62 .22 rifle and a Winchester Model 42 410 shotgun, in a Ford Ranger truck, which Pickett had also stolen from a residence in Strafford, Vermont. When law enforcement attempted to conduct a vehicle stop on Pickett while he was driving the Ranger, he fled at a high rate of speed, through a residential neighborhood. Pickett is prohibited from possessing firearms due to his prior felony convictions, including one for eluding a law enforcement officer.

First Assistant United States Attorney Jonathan A. Ophardt commended the investigatory efforts of Homeland Security Investigations.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Andrew C. Gilman. Pickett was represented by Charles N. Curlett, Jr., Assistant Federal Public Defender.