New Haven Man Gets 6 Year Prison Term For Gun, Drug Conviction: Feds

NEW HAVEN, CT — Shayquan Gray, 24, of New Haven, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 72 months in prison, for firearm possession and drug distribution offenses, according to Vanessa Roberts Avery, U.S. Attorney for Connecticut.

According to Avery, in court documents and statements made in court, on March 14, 2024, a New Haven police officer observed Gray, who had an active state arrest warrant, participating in a drug transaction in the area of Ferry Street and English Street in New Haven.

Gray was apprehended, and officers found him in possession of 80 individual bags of cocaine, a loaded Polymer 80 “ghost gun,” and more than $1,200 in cash, Avery said.

Gray’s criminal history includes multiple felony convictions, including possession of a weapon in a motor vehicle and robbery in the third degree, court records show.

Gray, who has been held since August 2024, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute cocaine, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, according to the Justice Department.