West Haven Man Sentenced On Assault, Gun Charges: Officials

WEST HAVEN, CT — A West Haven man convicted by two juries in separate trials has been sentenced on assault and gun charges, according to officials.

Kyle Thomas, 34, was sentenced March 30 to a total effective sentence of 16 years in prison, followed by 12 years of special parole, New Haven Judicial District State’s Attorney John P. Doyle Jr. announced Thursday.

The sentence was ordered to run consecutive to a seven-year sentence Thomas is currently serving for a firearm conviction from October 2025, according to Doyle.

Thomas was found guilty by juries in two separate trials on multiple felony charges, including attempted assault and illegal firearm possession.

In the most recent trial, a jury in New Haven Superior Court on Feb. 3 convicted Thomas of attempted first-degree assault, illegal possession of an assault weapon, illegal possession of a large capacity magazine, criminal possession of a firearm, criminal possession of a pistol or revolver, criminal possession of ammunition, and possession of a pistol or revolver without a permit.

According to the Connecticut Division of Criminal Justice, evidence presented at the trial showed that in the early morning hours of Dec. 17, 2024, following a domestic dispute with his ex-fiancé, Thomas “went to the residence of her current boyfriend armed with a handgun.”

“Surveillance video captured the defendant banging on the front door with the handgun before leaving after no one answered the door,” officials wrote in a news release. “Hours later, at approximately 3:12 a.m., Thomas returned with an AK-47 assault rifle and fired 31 rounds into the victim’s home. The next day, investigators found Thomas in possession of a loaded Colt .45 pistol bearing paint consistent with the victim’s front door. Thomas has prior felony convictions from 2007 and 2025 for firearm-related offenses.”

The case was investigated by the New Haven Police Department, with assistance from the West Haven Police Department and local task force officers. It was prosecuted by Assistant State’s Attorney Danielle M. Hottin and Supervisory Assistant State’s Attorney David J. Strollo, with support from Inspectors Michael Mastropetre and Sean Faughnan.

“During the crash investigation, officers recovered a Charter Arms .38 caliber revolver near the scene, which forensic testing later confirmed contained Thomas’s DNA,” according to the news release.

Thomas was sentenced on Dec. 16 to 10 years in prison, execution suspended after seven years served, followed by three years of probation, according to Doyle.

Thomas is currently serving that sentence.

That case was investigated by the New Haven Police Department and prosecuted by Assistant State’s Attorney Danielle M. Hottin and Supervisory Assistant State’s Attorney David J. Strollo, with assistance from Paralegal Specialist Yaskara Simlick and Inspector Sean Faughnan.