Crime & Safety
Manchester Man Pleads Not Guilty to Weapons Charges
Robert Gentile, a reputed mobster with supposed ties to an art heist in Boston, entered his plea Tuesday.
On Tuesday, Robert Gentile appeared in a federal court and pleaded not guilty to weapons charges, according to the Hartford Courant.
Gentile, of Manchester, is being accused of being a convicted felon in possession of ammunition and selling a loaded gun to a convicted murderer.
The 79-year-old, who is a reputed mobster, has been linked to an art heist at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston in 1990.
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