New Haven Man, 33, Pleads Guilty To Having Gun While On Release: Feds

New Haven CT

31 May, 2022

3:36 PM

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NEW HAVEN, CT — A New Haven man pleaded guilty in federal court to possessing a firearm while on supervised release following a prior federal conviction for illegally possessing a firearm, according to the Justice Department. Michael Stanley, 33, pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.He faces a maximum of 10 years in prison when he's sentenced in August, according to Vanessa Avery, U.S. Attorney for Connecticut. According to Avery, court documents and statements made in court, Stanley was arrested Sept. 7, 2021, after New Haven police conducted a court-authorized search of his New Haven hotel room. Police "seized a fanny pack containing his driver's license, a small quantity of narcotics and a loaded Ruger SR9, 9mm pistol, according to federal prosecutors. Stanley's DNA was recovered from swabs taken from the gun, prosecutors added. Stanley's criminal history includes multiple felony convictions, including a federal conviction for unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon, records show. In October 2014, Stanley was sentenced to 70 months of imprisonment and three years of supervised release for that offense. He was released from prison in May 2019. The ATF and New Haven police department investigated.