New Haven Man, 23, Pleads Guilty To Gun, Drug Charges: Justice Dept.

NEW HAVEN, CT — Shayquan Gray, 23, of New Haven, pleaded guilty Monday in federal court to unlawfully possessing a firearm, ammunition, and narcotics in New Haven, according to Vanessa Roberts Avery, U.S. State's Attorney for Connecticut.

According to Avery, court documents and statements made in court, on March 14, Gray, who had an active state arrest warrant, was observed participating in a drug transaction and was arrested on the state warrant. At the time of the arrest, he was found to be in possession of a Ziploc bag containing 80 small individual bags of cocaine, a Polymer 80 “ghost gun” loaded with six rounds of ammunition in the magazine, and over $1,200 in cash, the US Attorney said.

Gray pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute cocaine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, federal officials said. Possession with intent to distribute cocaine carries a maximum of 20 years in prison, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime carries a consecutive mandatory minimum of five years and up to life imprisonment.

Gray has been detained since his arrest, and he'll be sentenced Nov. 12.