John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of
Connecticut, today announced that on March 22, 2018, HECTOR ALFONSO, 37, of
Manchester, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New
Haven to 153 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised
release, for offenses related to a December 2016 shooting in Hartford’s South
End, and for violating the conditions of his supervised release from a prior
federal conviction.
According to court documents and statements made in court,
at approximately 10:00 p.m. on December 21, 2016, Hartford Police officers
responded to a report of a person shot at a car wash located at 156 Franklin
Avenue in Hartford. At the car wash,
officers encountered an employee of the car wash who was suffering from two
gunshot wounds. The victim was
transported to the hospital where he was treated for his injuries and released.
The investigation, which included analysis of a surveillance
video, revealed that Alfonso arrived at the car wash shortly before the
shooting to acquire a distribution quantity of heroin from Ruben Rodriguez and
another individual. A dispute and
subsequent struggle occurred during the transaction, and Alfonso brandished a
firearm. He then shot the employee.
Alfonso was arrested on a federal criminal complaint on
April 26, 2017. A search of his
Manchester residence on that date revealed cocaine residue on a toilet seat,
cocaine and crack cocaine residue in another part of home, and items used to
process and package narcotics for street sale.
He has been detained since his arrest.
On November 20, 2018, Alfonso pleaded guilty to one count of
conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute heroin, and one count of
brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime.
Alfonso’s criminal history includes a federal conviction for
possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of, cocaine base
(“crack”). In June 2014, he was
sentenced to 18 months of imprisonment and three years of supervised release
for that offense.
Judge Arterton sentenced Alfonso to 141 months of
imprisonment for the drug and gun offenses, and a consecutive 12 months of
imprisonment for violating the conditions of his supervised release that were
imposed in 2014.
Rodriguez has been detained since his arrest on September
27, 2017. On that date, a search of his
Meriden residence and vehicle revealed a loaded .40 caliber pistol, numerous
rounds of ammunition, approximately 133 grams of heroin, approximately 170
grams of cocaine, and $61,909 in cash.
Rodriguez pleaded guilty to drug and firearm offenses on
November 9, 2018. On March 21, 2019, he
was sentenced to 72 months of imprisonment.
This investigation was conducted by the Federal Bureau of
Investigation and the Hartford Police Department. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S.
Attorney Brian P. Leaming.
This prosecution has been brought though Project Safe
Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement
and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and make neighborhoods
safer for everyone.
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