FILE A man was sentenced after stealing 38 guns from Hoffman’s Gun Store in Newington.

A man was sentenced after stealing 38 guns from Hoffman’s Gun Store in Newington.

NEWINGTON — A man formerly from Willimantic who was arrested for stealing 38 guns from a Newington store was sentenced to nine years in federal prison.

Kwitzpatrick Duffany, 37, formerly of Willimantic, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 108 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release.