Connecticut man faces gun charge in Vermont shooting

A Connecticut man was arraigned Monday in federal court in Vermont where authorities allege he possessed ammunition that was used in a shooting that killed a man and injured another.

Bayohan Mangual, 38, of New Britain, pleaded not guilty during the proceeding to one count of possession of ammunition and remains in custody, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont.

If convicted of the charge, he could face a maximum of 15 years in prison and a $250,000 fine, officials said.

Mangual was arrested Nov. 17 in Connecticut in connection with a warrant that was issued after a grand jury in Rutland, Vermont, returned an indictment in October charging Mangual with being a felon in possession of ammunition, according to federal officials. He appeared the day of the arrest in federal court in Hartford, where a judge transferred the matter to Vermont.

The charge Mangual faces stems from a shooting Sept. 2, when officers with the Rutland City Police Department responded to an apartment on Cherry Street and found a dead man and man who was injured, federal officials said. Both men appeared to have been shot, according to officials.

Authorities believe Mangual possessed the ammunition that was used in the shooting based on shell casings found at the scene, officials said. He has been barred from having ammunition based on prior felony convictions, according to federal officials.

In 2017, Mangual was sentenced to 57 months in prison during a hearing in federal court in Hartford. That sentence came after he pleaded guilty to distributing crack cocaine in the Willimantic area and admitted to violating the conditions of his supervised release from a prior federal conviction, according to officials.

Officials said in 2014, Mangual was sentenced to four years in prison, followed by three years of supervised released, for distributing crack cocaine and heroin.