Fairfield man pleads guilty to last December’s gun-carrying incident at UNH

dongWilliam Dong, the Fairfield man caught with two handguns on the University of New Haven campus last December, has pleaded guilty to importing a prohibited assault-style weapon and possession of the handguns.

Gov. Malloy reacts:“Today’s guilty plea brings an end to a potential tragedy that was prevented due to Connecticut’s new gun safety laws. This individual imported a newly banned assault weapon into the state in violation of the new law.  His weapon was a Bushmaster AR-15.  His home and personal belongings contained news clippings on mass shootings – the 2012 Aurora, Colorado theatre shooting in particular. Without the assistance of a citizen who saw something and said something, without the restrictions in the new gun law, and without the quick action of first responders at the University of New Haven and at the West Haven Police Department, December 17, 2013 might have been another tragic day in Connecticut’s history.  I congratulate the State’s Attorney’s Office in the Judicial District of Ansonia and Milford for a job well done.”