Gun-Wielding University of New Haven Student to Serve 1 More Year in Prison
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William Dong to serve another year in prison then five years probation
The former University of New Haven student accused of bringing loaded guns to campus last winter and sparking a massive police presence and lockdown will serve another year in prison, followed by five years of probation.
William Dong, 23, brought two handguns and a banned assault rifle to campus last December, prompting a campus-wide lockdown and building-by-building search, according to authorities.
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Police searching campus, as seen from Soundview Hall.
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Law enforcement outside the Beckerman Recreation Center at the UNH campus.
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Members of the FBI search buildings at the UNH campus.
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Police presence near the University of New Haven campus.
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Univ. New Haven student Maggie Blum captured this photo from her dorm in Bethel Hall next to Campbell Avenue.
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Law enforcement on Campbell Avenue near the University of New Haven campus.
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FBI members search buildings at UNH.
The University of New Haven posted this emergency alert on its website.
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FBI and SWAT team members search the UNH Tagliatela College of Engineering.
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Police are outside the home of the person in custody on Stratfield Road in Fairfield.
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Police presence on Stratfield Road in Fairfield, where authorities say the person in custody lives.
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Police cordon off the home of the person in custody following the UNH lockdown.
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The University of New Haven posted this message on its Facebook page to alert students of the report of a person with a rifle near campus.
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The University of New Haven posted this update on its Facebook page.
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The University of New Haven posted this update on its Facebook page.
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Police search the UNH campus.
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Univ. New Haven student Maggie Blum captured this photo from her dorm in Bethel Hall next to Campbell Avenue.
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Fairfield Police Chief Gary McNamara arrives at the home of the student taken into custody following today's UNH lockdown.
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Police respond to the home of the UNH student in custody on Startfield Road in Fairfield.
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Police at the Fairfield home of the student taken into custody.
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The FBI arrives at the home of the UNH student detained.
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FBI and police enter the home of the UNH student arrested in connection with today's lockdown.
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Law enforcement, possibly SWAT, enters the student Recreation Center at UNH.
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The Fairifeld home of the UNH suspect currently in custody.
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Law enforcement outside the Beckerman Recreation Center
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Law enforcement outside the Beckerman Recreation Center.
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Students hunker down in the UNH recreation center.
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Police maintain a presence near the University of New Haven campus in West Haven.
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Law enforcement as seen from the fourth floor of Bergami Hall.
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Law enforcement as seen from the fourth floor of Bergami Hall.
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West Haven police arrive at Dong's Fairfield home with a search warrant.
He initially pleaded not guilty, but reversed the plea. According to the Milford Judicial District clerk's office, Dong pleaded guilty to one count of illegal sale and transfer of an assault weapon and two counts of illegal possession of a pistol.
Dong was sentenced to eight years in prison, suspended after two, but he has been in prison for the last year, so he will serve one more.
