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Carnell Edwards, 49, of Bridgeport, has been sentenced to 30 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release; and West Haven resident Marvin Spruill, 27, has been sentenced to 57 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for dealing crack.
Both Edwards and Spruill pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute, and to possess with intent to distribute cocaine base “crack.” The leader of the trafficking organization, Jermayne Butler, is awaiting sentencing.
U.S. Attorney John Durham said that in June 2017, the FBI’s New Haven Safe Streets/Gang Task Force launched an investigation into Butler’s trafficking organization. That investigation led to 13 controlled purchases of drugs, and court-authorized wiretaps on multiple phones, revealed that members of the organization were distributing crack cocaine and oxycodone in and around New Haven.
Both Spruill and Edwards purchased crack from other members of the conspiracy and sold the drug in smaller quantities to their own customers.
Butler, Spruill, Edwards and several other members of the organization were arrested on federal charges on Feb. 6, 2018. On Feb. 8, 2018, a grand jury in New Haven returned a 30-count indictment charging 19 suspects with various drug offenses.
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