Nashua Man Pleads Guilty To Stolen Firearm Charge

NASHUA, NH — A Gate City man has pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court on a stolen firearm charge. Illya Scott, 20, of Logan Road in Nashua, pleaded to a single count after being arrested in November 2018, in a possession of a .38 caliber Berretta BU PICO handgun. The gun, according to court testimony, was "tucked into the defendant's waistband" after police searched Scott during an arrest.

"In order to maintain public safety, it is essential to keep guns out of the hands of criminals," said U.S. Attorney Scott Murray. "We will continue to work with our law enforcement partners to identify and prosecute those who commit gun-related crimes."

The case was investigated by the Nashua police and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. Scott is scheduled to be sentenced in November.

According to posts online, Scott is no stranger to police.

In October 2016, when he was living in Merrimack, Scott was arrested twice in 24 hours on criminal threatening, false public alarm, willful concealment, criminal mischief-domestic violence, and breach of bail conditions after an incident on Mill Street.

Six months later, in May 2017, he was arrested in Derry on prowling and resisting arrest charges.

In June 2018, he was arrested in Merrimack again, this time, on a criminal mischief charge after reportedly damaging another person's vehicle. A month later, in Nashua, he was arrested on an operating without a valid license charge.

In February, Scott was charged with burglary in Nashua.

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