West Haven Man Found Guilty Of Weapon, Drug Charges: Officials

WEST HAVEN, CT — A West Haven man has been convicted of weapon and drug charges, according to officials.

Seth Tyson, 44, was found guilty by a jury Tuesday in Milford Superior Court of one count of criminal possession of a firearm and one count of possession of a controlled substance, Ansonia/Milford State’s Attorney Margaret E. Kelley announced.

According to evidence at trial, the West Haven Police Department’s Street Crime Unit executed a search and seizure warrant at Tyson’s apartment that he occupied alone, according to a news release from the Connecticut Division of Criminal Justice.

“Fentanyl and other illegal substances were located on the bed where the defendant was found,” officials wrote in the news release. “A further search of the bedroom closet turned up a firearm in a backpack with some identifying information belonging to the defendant. A bag of ammunition matching the caliber of the firearm was also located in a different area of the closet. Due to a previous felony conviction, the defendant was prohibited from possessing a firearm.”

Tyson is scheduled to be sentenced on April 1.