23-year-old New Haven man pleads guilty to firearm, narcotics offenses

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — A New Haven man pleaded guilty Monday to firearms and narcotics offenses after police watched him participate in a drug deal.

23-year-old Shayquan Gray, aka “Scooby,” of New Haven, pleaded guilty to unlawfully possessing a firearm, ammunition, and narcotics in New Haven.

He was pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute cocaine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.

He’s been detained since his arrest on March 14, when Gray- who had an active state arrest warrant- was observed taking part in a drug deal.

At the time, he was found with 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 23-year-old faces up to life in prison. Sentencing is scheduled for Nov. 12 in Hartford.

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