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Felon Sentenced For Possessing Firearms In Fairfield County Felon Sentenced For Possessing Firearms In Fairfield County
Felon Sentenced For Possessing Firearms In Fairfield County A convicted felon with a lengthy rap sheet is heading back to prison after being sentenced on new weapons charges. Bridgeport resident Antonio Johnson, 27, was sentenced to 66 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, after pleading guilty in 2019 for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. U.S. Attorney John Durham said that Johnson, whose criminal history includes convictions for conspiring to commit robbery and witness tampering, provided DeWayne “Weezy” Joyner a handgun that was to be used during an armed robbery. Durham said that in September 2017, Joyner …

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Fairfield County Drug Dealer Known As 'Weezy' Found Guilty Of Distributing Heroin Fairfield County Drug Dealer Known As 'Weezy' Found Guilty Of Distributing Heroin
Fairfield County Drug Dealer Known As 'Weezy' Found Guilty Of Distributing Heroin A Fairfield County drug dealer who goes by the nickname “Weezy” was found guilty by a federal grand jury of distributing heroin. Bridgeport resident Dewayne Joyner - known as “Weezy” - was found guilty in New Haven federal court of possessing and distributing heroin in the area, U.S. Attorney John Durham announced. In the summer of 2017, members of the ATF, DEA, and Bridgeport Police Department, who were investigating narcotics trafficking in Bridgeport’s East End neighborhood, learned that Joyner was selling heroin.  In September that year, investigators conducted controlled purchase…

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