Southbury Man Sentenced To 5 Years In Jail On Weapons Offenses

SOUTHBURY, CT — A Southbury man was sentenced in Hartford Thursday to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for unlawfully possessing sawed-off shotguns and silencers.

Anthony Englehardt, 44, pleaded guilty to the charges in April. He has been detained since his federal arrest on May 25, 2023.

Englehardt used a rifle and shot a hole in the ceiling of a Torrington residence shortly before midnight on March 10, 2023, according to a report from the Torrington Police Department and documents filed with the courts. At the time, Englehardt was subject to a protective order issued by the Waterbury Superior Court that required him to surrender all of his firearms and ammunition. He was apprehended around a half-hour later by Connecticut State Police, who charged him with multiple offenses, according to a news release from the US District Attorney's Office for Connecticut.

Later that day, a search of Englehardt’s Southbury residence revealed 10 firearms, six silencers, more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition, and various firearms parts and accessories, according to court officials. Three of the firearms were sawed-off shotguns and were not registered, as required by the National Firearms Act. The six silencers also were not registered, officials said.