FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(New Haven, CT) — John P. Doyle, Jr., State’s Attorney for the Judicial District of New Haven, today announced that the Honorable Matthew A. Weiner on February 6, 2024 sentenced Henry Bell, age 56, of New Haven, to eight years in prison, followed by seven years of special parole, for assaulting a co-worker in New Haven in 2018.
A jury in New Haven Superior Court on December 5, 2023, found Bell guilty of the crimes of Criminal Possession of a Firearm in violation of Connecticut General Statutes § 53a-217c, Carrying a Pistol Without a Permit in violation of Connecticut General Statutes § 29-35(a), Assault in the Second Degree in violation of Connecticut General Statutes § 53a-60, Threatening in the First Degree in violation of Connecticut General Statutes § 53a-61aa, Reckless Endangerment in the First Degree in violation of Connecticut General Statutes § 53a-64, and Breach of Peace in the Second Degree in violation of Connecticut General Statutes § 53a-181.
According to evidence introduced at trial, Bell struck a co-worker with a firearm outside a New Haven residence on December 26, 2018. The firearm discharged during the altercation. The victim was not struck by gunfire but was hospitalized with injuries suffered during the assault.
The case was investigated by the New Haven Police Department and was prosecuted by Assistant State’s Attorney Sarah E. Jones and Supervisory Assistant State’s Attorney David J. Strollo, with assistance from Inspectors Kevin Grenier and Inspector Michael Mastropetre.