NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A Norwalk man who left a loaded pistol in a restaurant restroom in Norwalk was sentenced Tuesday in federal court in New Haven to 46 months in prison, according to the U.S. attorney's office for the District of Connecticut.

Christopher Miles, 41, was also ordered by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden to serve three years of supervised release after his prison term, prosecutors said. A federal jury found Miles guilty on Feb. 12 of illegally possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.

According to evidence presented at trial, Miles left a loaded Glock 9mm pistol in the public restroom of a Norwalk restaurant in the early morning of Sept. 13, 2023. An employee found the gun while cleaning the restroom, and the manager called Norwalk police, prosecutors said.

Surveillance video from the restaurant showed Miles going into the restroom shortly before the gun was found, and showed him coming back to the restaurant twice trying to get it, according to the U.S. attorney's office. Testing later found Miles' DNA on the gun, prosecutors said.

Miles has earlier state convictions for first-degree assault, possession of narcotics with intent to sell and sale of narcotics, prosecutors said. Federal law bars people with felony convictions from having guns or ammunition.

Miles has been held since he was arrested on related state charges on Nov. 21, 2023, according to the U.S. attorney's office.

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