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Drug Dealer Admits To Giving 27-Year-Old Meriden Woman Drugs That Killed Her: Feds Drug Dealer Admits To Giving 27-Year-Old Meriden Woman Drugs That Killed Her: Feds
Drug Dealer Admits To Giving 27-Year-Old Meriden Woman Drugs That Killed Her: Feds A 40-year-old Connecticut man admitted in court this week that he supplied a 27-year-old woman with some of the drugs that led to her overdose death, authorities said.  Jimmy Lassus, of Wethersfield in Hartford County, pleaded guilty on Monday, Sept. 30, to the distribution of fentanyl and oxycodone, the US Attorney for Connecticut said. He faces up to 20 years in prison.  Investigators said Lassus sold oxycodone and fentanyl to a 27-year-old Meriden woman who died of an overdose in her bed on Oct. 6, 2023. The two exchanged multiple texts about drugs leading up to …
Man Charged With DUI For Fatal Head-On Crash In CT, Police Say Man Charged With DUI For Fatal Head-On Crash In CT, Police Say
Man Charged With DUI For Fatal Head-On Crash In CT, Police Say A 25-year-old man has turned himself in nearly a year after he allegedly drove under the influence, crossing the double-yellow lines on a highway and crashing head-on into another car. Isiah Turner was arrested on Monday, June 24 for the Litchfield County incident, Connecticut State Police said. The 25-year-old was driving a Dodge Dakota eastbound on Route 6 in Woodbury just after 10 a.m. when he reportedly crossed over the yellow lines, crashing headfirst into a Subaru Baja traveling west. Original Report - Fatal Head-On Crash: 56-Year-Old CT Man ID'd As Victim Robert C. Gardner…
Trio Nabbed For Narcotics Sale At CT Bus Station: Police Trio Nabbed For Narcotics Sale At CT Bus Station: Police
Trio Nabbed For Narcotics Sale At CT Bus Station: Police Three CT residents were arrested when a sharp-smelling K-9 officer discovered loads of narcotics hidden on a bus, police said. The Hartford County incident happened on Friday, Jan. 12 in the city of New Britain, according to Connecticut State Police. At about 9 a.m. that day, troopers at the New Britain CTFastrak bus station allegedly observed what appeared to be hand-to-hand narcotics sales. Three people, all from Hartford County, were caught at the scene, but additional suspects attempted to flee by getting on a bus and hiding the drugs. A K-9 officer named General found that under …
20-Year-Old Nabbed With Gun, Drugs In Norwalk, Police Say 20-Year-Old Nabbed With Gun, Drugs In Norwalk, Police Say
20-Year-Old Nabbed With Gun, Drugs In Norwalk, Police Say A Fairfield County man was busted with a gun, ammo, and drugs after a police officer was notified of a suspicious vehicle. The incident occurred in Norwalk around 10:50 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 6 in the parking garage at 30 Day St. When the officer went to check out the "suspicious" vehicle, he noticed a Glock 9mm handgun on the driver's side floorboard of the vehicle, said Lt. Joe Dinho, of the Norwalk Police. Officers also found a 33-round high-capacity magazine and oxycodone during a search, Dinho said. The driver, identified as Donate Jayden Scullark, age 20, of Norwalk, resisted arrest as …
Man Nabbed For Selling Meth, Oxycodone In Fairfield County Locales: Feds Man Nabbed For Selling Meth, Oxycodone In Fairfield County Locales: Feds
Man Nabbed For Selling Meth, Oxycodone In Fairfield County Locales: Feds A man faces up to four decades in prison for distributing methamphetamine and oxycodone in Fairfield County, federal officials said.  Stratford resident Edward Johnson, age 31, was charged by indictment with selling controlled substances in the Stratford and Bridgeport area, the US Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut announced on Thursday, June 29.  According to federal officials, the investigation into Johnson began in April 2022, when the Stratford Police Department's Narcotics, Vice, and Intelligence Unit as well as the Drug Enforcement Administrati…
Drug Dealer, Child Predator: CT Man Who Admitted To Multiple Crimes Gets 20 Years Drug Dealer, Child Predator: CT Man Who Admitted To Multiple Crimes Gets 20 Years
Drug Dealer, Child Predator: CT Man Who Admitted To Multiple Crimes Gets 20 Years A judge sentenced a 40-year-old admitted Connecticut drug dealer who confessed to having a sexual relationship with multiple teenagers to more than two decades behind bars, authorities said. But his legal troubles are far from over.   New Haven County resident Christopher Liscio, of Wallingford, in January pleaded guilty to: Enticement of a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity Conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute oxycodone Possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine He was sentenced to 251 months in prison followed by 10 ye…
Oxycodone Scheme Sentence: CT Man Headed To Jail Oxycodone Scheme Sentence: CT Man Headed To Jail
Oxycodone Scheme Sentence: CT Man Headed To Jail A 46-year-old Connecticut man who admitted to running an oxycodone scheme that used stolen prescription pads will spend the next year behind bars, officials said.  Hartford County resident Jayson Kemp, of East Windsor, was sentenced on Tuesday, May 9, to a year and a day in prison and three years of probation in the case, the US Attorney for Connecticut said.  Kemp admitted to using stolen prescription pad pages from multiple medical providers to get oxycodone, the prosecutor said. He would also sell sheets of the books for thousands of dollars each.  Investigators said Kemp…
Man Nabbed With Fentanyl, Other Drugs In Stamford Man Nabbed With Fentanyl, Other Drugs In Stamford
Man Nabbed With Fentanyl, Other Drugs In Stamford A man was nabbed with a large stash of fentanyl, as well as other drugs, after police received word he was dealing in the area. Anthony Mojica, age 34, of the Bronx, was arrested in Fairfield County around 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 25 in Stamford on the 200 block of Bedford Street. According to Stamford Assistant Police Chief Richard Conklin, members of the department's NARC squad received information that Mojica had been dealing larger quantities of fentanyl in the city and would be in the area. Members of the unit traced Mojica and detained him on Bedford Street where during an investi…
Fairfield County Men Sentenced For Trafficking Counterfeit Oxycodone Pills Containing Fentanyl Fairfield County Men Sentenced For Trafficking Counterfeit Oxycodone Pills Containing Fentanyl
Fairfield County Men Sentenced For Trafficking Counterfeit Oxycodone Pills Containing Fentanyl Two Fairfield County men were sentenced for trafficking counterfeit oxycodone pills that contained fentanyl. Stamford residents Arber Isaku and Vincent Decaro, both age 32, were sentenced on Monday, Aug. 8, according to Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States attorney for the District of Connecticut. Isaku was sentenced to 51 months in prison and three years of supervised release, and Decaro was sentenced to 48 months in prison and three years of supervised release, Avery said.  Decaro pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl analogs on June 15, 2…
Fairfield County Man Sentenced For Fentanyl Distribution, Gun Possession Fairfield County Man Sentenced For Fentanyl Distribution, Gun Possession
Fairfield County Man Sentenced For Fentanyl Distribution, Gun Possession A Fairfield County man who admitted to selling dangerous fentanyl pills disguised as pain medication will spend two and a half years in prison. Stratford resident Luis Colon, age 51, was sentenced to 32 months behind bars Tuesday, July 12, in federal court in Hartford. It followed his March 2021 guilty pleas to charges of conspiring to possess and distribute fentanyl, and possession of a firearm by a felon. Federal prosecutors said Colon, who is also known as “Big Lou” and “Hitman,” sold approximately 300 fentanyl pills that were disguised as oxycodone to a co-conspirator. Fentanyl is a …
Police Searching For Suspect In Armed Robbery At CVS In Fairfield County Police Searching For Suspect In Armed Robbery At CVS In Fairfield County
Police Searching For Suspect In Armed Robbery At CVS In Fairfield County Police in Fairfield County are requesting assistance identifying an armed robber who held up a CVS pharmacy at gunpoint and made off with Oxycodone. The robbery took place around 11 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 26 at the CVS at 3710 Main St., in Bridgeport. The robber, a tall heavy set male, wearing a dark-colored jacket with a hood, entered the store and made his way to the pharmacy, said Capt. Kevin Gilleran of the Bridgeport Police. The suspect then displayed a firearm and demanded drugs from the pharmacist; taking a significant amount of prescription Oxycodone, Gilleran said. The suspect was …
Fairfield County Crack Dealer Nabbed As He Steps Off Train, Police Say Fairfield County Crack Dealer Nabbed As He Steps Off Train, Police Say
Fairfield County Crack Dealer Nabbed As He Steps Off Train, Police Say A 67-year-old Fairfield County man was allegedly busted with crack cocaine as he stepped off a train. Moses Williams, of Stamford, was arrested on Tuesday, Jan. 4, after the Stamford Police Department's Narcotics and Organized Crime Unit received a tip that he would be arriving with drugs, said Captain Richard Conklin, of the Stamford Police. Conklin said Williams had gone to Bridgeport to purchase crack to bring back to Stamford and sell.  Officers were waiting for him when he arrived later in the evening, Conklin added. Conklin said officers found 22 bags of crack cocaine and an ox…
Man Sentenced For Selling Oxycodone From CT Grocery Store Man Sentenced For Selling Oxycodone From CT Grocery Store
Man Sentenced For Selling Oxycodone From CT Grocery Store A business owner in Connecticut known as “Ka-King” will spend years behind bars after being busted selling oxycodone out of his grocery store. Eliezer Perez, age 42, of Hartford, was sentenced to 48 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release after pleading guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, oxycodone in May. Acting US Attorney Leonard Boyle said that in the summer of 2019, the Drug Enforcement Administration New Haven Tactical Diversion Squad and the New Britain Police Department began investigating individuals who were selling…
Fairfield County Man Sentenced For Third Federal Narcotics Conviction Fairfield County Man Sentenced For Third Federal Narcotics Conviction
Fairfield County Man Sentenced For Third Federal Narcotics Conviction A convicted felon from Fairfield County is heading back to prison for trafficking cocaine and other drugs in Connecticut. Norwalk resident Domenico Sandalo, who has two previous convictions for federal drug trafficking offenses, was sentenced in District Court to 10 years in prison, followed by eight years of supervised release, officials announced this week. Sandalo, who pleaded guilty in December last year to one count of possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine, must also pay a $5,000 fine. U.S. Attorney Leonard Boyle said that in June 2019, the Drug Enforcemen…
Man With Prior Convictions Admits To Drug Trafficking Offense In Fairfield County Man With Prior Convictions Admits To Drug Trafficking Offense In Fairfield County
Man With Prior Convictions Admits To Drug Trafficking Offense In Fairfield County An ex-convict from Fairfield County could face life in prison after pleading guilty to possessing and intending to distribute over 500 grams of cocaine and has been released on a $1.5 million dollar bond pending his sentencing.  On June 7 of 2019, police in Norwalk and Stamford found 600 grams of cocaine, six kilograms of marijuana, 77 oxycodone pills and 46 fentanyl pills, 771 THC vape cartridges, and $53,943 in cash while conducting a search warrant at Sandalo's residence in Norwalk, according to the office of U.S. Attorney for Connecticut John H. Durham.  In 2011 and 2013, Sand…
Teen Busted After Attempting To Fill Fake Prescription Numerous Times, Police Say Teen Busted After Attempting To Fill Fake Prescription Numerous Times, Police Say
Teen Busted After Attempting To Fill Fake Prescription Numerous Times, Police Say A teen was busted on numerous charges after he allegedly attempted to fill a fraudulent prescription at a Fairfield County pharmacy. Dwayne Smith, 19, of Bridgeport, was arrested on Wednesday, Oct. 28, after a pharmacist in the central Greenwich area contacted the Greenwich Police and reported suspicious activity, said Captain Mark E. Zuccerella. After receiving the tip, plainclothes officers responded to the area and detained three suspects that were believed to be involved in passing the fake prescription in order to obtain a controlled substance, said Zuccerella. The pharmaci…
CT Nurse Admits To Illegally Writing Prescriptions For Oxycodone, Xanax CT Nurse Admits To Illegally Writing Prescriptions For Oxycodone, Xanax
CT Nurse Admits To Illegally Writing Prescriptions For Oxycodone, Xanax A registered nurse in Connecticut is facing prison time for allegedly writing hundreds of illegal prescriptions that were used to obtain thousands of Oxycodone and Xanax pills. Cheshire resident Lisa Alexander, 54, pleaded guilty in New Haven district court to a charge stemming from her writing prescriptions or controlled substances that were not used for legitimate medical purposes. U.S. Attorney John Durham said that prior to her arrest, Alexander was a licensed Advanced Practice Registered Nurse and held a DEA controlled substance registration that allowed her to prescribe Schedule II th…
Fairfield County Man Sold Oxycodone, Suboxone To Undercover Officers, Police Say Fairfield County Man Sold Oxycodone, Suboxone To Undercover Officers, Police Say
Fairfield County Man Sold Oxycodone, Suboxone To Undercover Officers, Police Say A 56-year-old Fairfield County man was arrested after police conducted an undercover sting and learned that he was selling prescription medications and narcotics paid for by Medicaid.  Anthony Spetrino, of Norwalk, reportedly sold Oxycodone, Clonazepam and Suboxone to Special Services Division members of the Norwalk Police Department during the month of May 2020.  Spetrino was arrested on Monday, Oct. 5 and charged with two felony counts of sale of narcotics, two felony counts of sale of a controlled substance and two misdemeanor counts of possession of a controlled substance. His…
Connecticut's 'Main' Crack, Oxycodone Dealer Gets Six Years In Prison Connecticut's 'Main' Crack, Oxycodone Dealer Gets Six Years In Prison
Connecticut's 'Main' Crack, Oxycodone Dealer Gets Six Years In Prison The leader of a New Haven crack cocaine and oxycodone drug ring has been sentenced to six years in federal prison. Jermayne Butler - aka: “Main,” “Main Live,” “Liver” - age 39, of New Haven, was sentenced Monday, Aug. 10 to 78 months in federal prison followed by four years of supervised release, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Connecticut. In August of 2019, Butler pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute, and to possess with intent to distribute, cocaine base “cack,” the Attorney’s Office said. Butler has been released on a $200,000 bond and is to report to prison in 90 days. …
49-Year-Old Bridgeport Man One Of Two Crack Dealers Sent To Prison 49-Year-Old Bridgeport Man One Of Two Crack Dealers Sent To Prison
49-Year-Old Bridgeport Man One Of Two Crack Dealers Sent To Prison A Fairfield County man is one of two crack dealers in the area who will spend time in prison. 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 sentencin…
Fairfield County Drug Dealer To Serve Prison Time For Distributing Oxycodone Fairfield County Drug Dealer To Serve Prison Time For Distributing Oxycodone
Fairfield County Drug Dealer To Serve Prison Time For Distributing Oxycodone A Fairfield County drug dealer will spend a short stint in prison after admitting to selling oxycodone pills to undercover agents investigating him for drug distribution. Salvatore Perry, 45, of Shelton, has been sentenced to 30 days in prison, followed by three years of supervised release after he pleaded guilty in Bridgeport district court to one count of possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of oxycodone in the area last year. Between September 2017 and November last year, undercover law enforcement officers made five controlled purchases of 30mh oxycodone pills fro…
Bridgeport Man Sentenced For Distributing Oxycodone Bridgeport Man Sentenced For Distributing Oxycodone
Bridgeport Man Sentenced For Distributing Oxycodone A drug dealer distributing oxycodone in Fairfield County is heading to prison after pleading guilty last year. Jordan Rodofsky, 57, of Bridgeport, was sentenced to 24 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release after pleading guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of, oxycodone. According to U.S. Attorney John Durham, between May and September 2018, law enforcement agents made controlled purchases of various quantities of oxycodone from Rodofsky. During one transaction, on Aug. 7, 2018, investigators purchased 96 30mg oxycodone…
Kilo Of Heroin, Pounds Of Pot, Stolen Gun, Pills Discovered In Stratford Bust Kilo Of Heroin, Pounds Of Pot, Stolen Gun, Pills Discovered In Stratford Bust
Kilo Of Heroin, Pounds Of Pot, Stolen Gun, Pills Discovered In Stratford Bust An investigation into drug sales in Fairfield County has led to the arrest of two men and netted the discovery of a kilo of heroin, guns, pounds of pot, and pills. Kevin Tobar, 23, and Jonathan Matos, 28, both of Stratford, were arrested on Tuesday, Jan. 7, by Stratford Police, said Capt. Frank Eannotti. According to Eannotti, the two were arrested on a warrant by the Stratford Narcotics Vice and Intel Unit, with the assistance of the Bridgeport Police Task Force as well as the FBI Safe Streets Task Force. The arrests were the culmination of an investigation conducted by the Stratford Nar…
Area Doctor One Of Two Charged With Narcotics Distribution Area Doctor One Of Two Charged With Narcotics Distribution
Area Doctor One Of Two Charged With Narcotics Distribution A Connecticut doctor and her alleged co-conspirator are facing charges for distributing oxycodone while serving as a resident at Yale-New Haven Health. Jennifer Farrell, 37, of New Haven, who was a medical resident in the Emergency Department between July 2017 and June this year, allegedly “wrote numerous prescriptions for oxycodone for non-legitimate medical purposes outside the scope of her professional practice in the name of at least five individuals,” including Jimiesha McKoy, who is also wanted by the FBI. U.S. Attorney for Connecticut John Durham said that Farrell did not see McKoy o…
Shelton Man Admits To Distributing Oxycodone Shelton Man Admits To Distributing Oxycodone
Shelton Man Admits To Distributing Oxycodone A Fairfield County drug dealer admitted to selling oxycodone pills to undercover agents investigating him for drug distribution. Salvatore Perry, 45, of Shelton, pleaded guilty in Bridgeport district court to one count of possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of oxycodone in the area. Between September 2017 and November last year, undercover law enforcement officers made five controlled purchases of 30mh oxycodone pills from Perry, selling between 30 and 60 pills each time. U.S. Attorney John Durham said that Perry obtained the oxycodone from at least two others who had le…
'Cloud Of Smoke' Coming From Car Leads To Charges For Five Men In Greenwich, Police Say 'Cloud Of Smoke' Coming From Car Leads To Charges For Five Men In Greenwich, Police Say
'Cloud Of Smoke' Coming From Car Leads To Charges For Five Men In Greenwich, Police Say Five men face drug charges the car they were riding in was stopped a flume of smoke came out a window, according to Greenwich Police. Police while conducting a DUI Gran Enforcement on Saturday,  Aug. 17 stopped a vehicle at 1800 East Putnam Ave. for traveling unreasonably fast, according to Greenwich Police. When the car came to a stop and the driver side window was opened, a thick cloud of smoke reportedly came out the window with the suspected odor of burnt marijuana, police said. One of the five passengers was identified by their New York State ID card as Jose M. Cruz, according to…
Two Nabbed In Drug Bust Following Investigation By Norwalk, Stamford Police Two Nabbed In Drug Bust Following Investigation By Norwalk, Stamford Police
Two Nabbed In Drug Bust Following Investigation By Norwalk, Stamford Police Two Norwalk men were nabbed for drug dealing following a joint narcotics investigation between Norwalk and Stamford police. Dominico Sandalo, 45, and Ioannis Papachristou, 37, were busted on Thursday, June 6, when officers from the Norwalk Special Services Division and the Stamford Police Department Narcotics and Organized Crime Unit conducted a joint narcotics investigation into Sandalo, said Norwalk Police Lt. Terrence Blake. During a search of Sandalo's home, officers, including from the DEA, found him engaged in a drug transaction with Papachristou. Both men were immediately taken into…
10-Month Investigation Leads To Takedown Of Major Drug Ring In Westchester, Connecticut, NYC 10-Month Investigation Leads To Takedown Of Major Drug Ring In Westchester, Connecticut, NYC
10-Month Investigation Leads To Takedown Of Major Drug Ring In Westchester, Connecticut, NYC A 10-month investigation into opioid sales in Westchester, Connecticut, Brooklyn and the Bronx, led to the takedown of a major drug ring that purchased and sold tens of thousands of prescription pills. New York Attorney General Letitia James announced on Thursday that two indictments have been unsealed in Bronx County Supreme Court charging 28 co-conspirators with conspiracy, criminal sale of a controlled substance, criminal possession of a controlled substance, and other charges in a 181 count indictment. James said that the investigation - dubbed Operation Oxy-Concourse - led to…
Man Caught Trying To Fill Fake Oxycodone Prescription In Greenwich, Police Say Man Caught Trying To Fill Fake Oxycodone Prescription In Greenwich, Police Say
Man Caught Trying To Fill Fake Oxycodone Prescription In Greenwich, Police Say A 30-year-old man is facing charges after he allegedly tried to fill a fake prescription for Oxycodone in Greenwich, police say. The Greenwich Police Narcotics Section was alerted to a potential prescription fraud case by a local pharmacy on Monday, March 25 around 11 a.m. The pharmacy told officers that the suspect, later identified as Derek Monick of Yarmouth, Massachusetts, had allegedly tried to fill a prescription for 240 Oxycodone 30mg through fraudulent means. When Monick tried to pick up the prescription on Wednesday, March 27, police detained him. Monick claimed that he was at the…
Darien Doctor Gets Prison Time For $5M Fraud At Norwalk Clinic Darien Doctor Gets Prison Time For $5M Fraud At Norwalk Clinic
Darien Doctor Gets Prison Time For $5M Fraud At Norwalk Clinic A former Fairfield County doctor will spend nearly a decade in prison after admitting to billing Medicaid for nearly $5 million, and hiding the money in a Swiss bank account before attempting to flee the country. Darien resident Ramil Mansourov, who owned and operated Family Urgent Health Care in Norwalk, has been sentenced to 87 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release after pleading guilty to health care fraud and money laundering offenses. Mansourov, 49, purchased Immediate Health Care from Bharat Patel in 2012, renaming it Family Urgent Health Care, and allowed P…
Ex-Doctor From Darien Sentenced For Health Care Fraud, Money Laundering Ex-Doctor From Darien Sentenced For Health Care Fraud, Money Laundering
Ex-Doctor From Darien Sentenced For Health Care Fraud, Money Laundering A former Fairfield County doctor will spend nearly a decade in prison after admitting to billing  Medicaid for nearly $5 million, and hiding the money in a Swiss bank account before attempting to flee the country. Darien resident Ramil Mansourov, who owned and operated Family Urgent Health Care in Norwalk, has been sentenced to 87 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release after pleading guilty to health care fraud and money laundering offenses. Mansourov, 49, purchased Immediate Health Care from Bharat Patel in 2012, renaming it Family Urgent Health Care, and allo…