FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(New Haven, CT) – New Haven Judicial District State’s Attorney John P. Doyle, Jr. today announced that a jury in New Haven Superior Court on January 24, 2025 found Emanuel Lowery, age 22, of New Haven, guilty of the crime of Criminal Possession of a Firearm, in violation of Connecticut General Statutes § 53a-217c.
According to evidence presented at trial, the defendant made telephone calls while in the custody of the Department of Correction to a family member asking them to remove an item from the backseat of a relative's vehicle. After an execution of a search warrant, members of the New Haven Police Department Criminal Intelligence Unit were able to locate a loaded .38-caliber Special revolver. A previously convicted felon, Lowery is prohibited under Connecticut law from possessing firearms and has a prior conviction for the same offense. The Honorable Ann F. Lawlor presided over the trial and will sentence the defendant on March 28, 2025 in the New Haven Superior Court.
The case was investigated by the New Haven Police Department. The case was prosecuted by Assistant State's Attorney Danielle M. Hottin and Supervisory Assistant State's Attorney David J. Strollo, with the assistance of Paralegal Specialist Yaskara Simlick and Inspectors Sean Faughnan and Jeffrey Cortes.