Guilty Plea in New Haven Gun Case

SHAWN HILL, a 31-year-old New Haven man, pleaded guilty to one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon in Hartford federal court.

HILL’s trial was scheduled to begin this morning, but the jury had been picked and the case was set to proceed.

According to court documents and statements made in court, on December 12, 2012, ATF agents and New Haven Police officers executed a search warrant at a residence on Norton Street in New Haven where HILL had been residing.

As New Haven SWAT team members forced entry into the second floor apartment, HILL discarded a fully-loaded Sig Sauer, P229, .40 caliber pistol through a window in a bedroom where a 9-year-old child was sleeping.

The pistol, which had been reported as stolen from Wilmington, North Carolina, was quickly recovered by law enforcement and HILL was arrested.

HILL’s criminal history includes several felony convictions, making it a violation of federal law for him to possess a firearm or ammunition that has moved in interstate or foreign commerce.

HILL is scheduled to be sentenced by U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny on September 14, 2015, at which time he faces a maximum term of imprisonment of 10 years and a fine of up to $250,000.

HILL has been detained since his arrest.

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