State police arrested a homeless man in a sting operation on charges of illegally selling several firearms.
Phillip N. Santelle, 26, is accused of illegally selling five semiautomatic handguns and a shotgun to a person in Oxford who turned out to be an undercover agent, according to state police. The guns were reported stolen from a Stamford home.
Santelle didn't have state or federal permits to sell the firearms.
State police arrested him on a warrant and charged him with firearms trafficking, five counts of illegally transferring a pistol or revolver, five counts of carrying a pistol or revolver without a permit, six counts of stealing a firearm and third-degree larceny.
The arrest comes after joint investigation involving state police and United States Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms officials.
Santelle was cooperative with state police and he was held in custody on a $75,000 bond. He is due in Derby Superior Court on Oct. 14.
