Granby Man Pleads Guilty to Multiple Firearm Offenses

David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that KYLE CHAMBERS, 31, of Granby, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to offenses related to his unlawful possession and trafficking of firearms.

According to court documents and statements made in court, on December 30, 2024, the FBI received multiple tips about Chambers’ possession of explosives at his residence on Salmon Brook Road in Granby and his intention to detonate explosives on New Year’s Eve.  On December 31, 2024, Chambers was arrested on related state charges after a court-authorized search of his residence revealed dozens of firearms, ghost guns, machinegun conversion devices, ammunition, materials that tested positive for explosive substances, a 3D printer, and other items.  The investigation subsequently revealed that Chambers had sold guns to other individuals and regularly coordinated the purchase and sale of firearms and firearm-related materials with others.

Chambers pleaded guilty to firearm trafficking conspiracy, an offense that carries a maximum term of imprisonment of 15 years; unlawful possession of a machinegun, an offense that carries a maximum term of imprisonment of 10 years; and possession of an unregistered firearm muffler/silencer in violation of the National Firearms Act, an offense that carries a maximum term of imprisonment of 10 years.

Judge Dooley scheduled sentencing for November 25.

Chambers has been detained since his arrest.

This matter is being investigated by the FBI and the Granby Police Department, with the assistance of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).  The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys John T. Pierpont, Jr. and Justyn P. Stokely.

U.S. Attorney Sullivan thanked the State’s Attorney’s Office for the Judicial District of Hartford for its cooperation in the investigation and prosecution of this case.

This prosecution is part of the Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) initiative established by Executive Order 14159, Protecting the American People Against Invasion.  The HSTF is a whole-of-government partnership dedicated to eliminating criminal cartels, foreign gangs, transnational criminal organizations, and human smuggling and trafficking rings operating in the United States and abroad.  Through historic interagency collaboration, the HSTF directs the full might of United States law enforcement toward identifying, investigating, and prosecuting the full spectrum of crimes committed by these organizations, which have long fueled violence and instability within our borders.  In performing this work, the HSTF places special emphasis on investigating and prosecuting those engaged in child trafficking or other crimes involving children. The HSTF further utilizes all available tools to prosecute and remove the most violent criminal aliens from the United States.

HSTF New Haven comprises agents and officers from the FBI, DEA, HSI, ATF, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation, U.S. Department of Labor, and Connecticut State Police, with prosecutions led by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut.