NORWALK, CT — A Norwalk man accused of leaving a loaded gun inside a public restroom was sentenced Tuesday to nearly four years in prison, David Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced in a news release.
Sullivan said Christopher Miles, 41, of Norwalk, was sentenced by a judge in New Haven to 46 months in prison and three years of supervised release.
He was found guilty by a federal jury of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon in February, according to Sullivan.
Sullivan said Miles left a loaded Glock 9mm pistol in the restroom of a Norwalk restaurant early the morning of Sept. 13, 2023.
The restaurant's manager contacted police after an employee found the pistol while cleaning the restroom, Sullivan said.
According to Sullivan, surveillance video from the restaurant confirmed Miles had entered the restroom shortly before the employee found the pistol and returned to the restaurant twice to try to retrieve it.
Sullivan said an analysis of the firearm revealed the presence of Miles' DNA.
Miles has been detained since his arrest on related state charges in November 2023, according to Sullivan.
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