John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of
Connecticut, announced that CHARLES KELLEY, 45, of Hartford, was sentenced
today by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven to 48 months of
imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for distributing
narcotics, and for violating the conditions of his probation from a prior
federal drug conviction.
According to court documents and statements made in court,
in April 2018, law enforcement received information that Kelley was engaged in
drug trafficking activity in Hartford.
On April 5, 2018, a court-authorized search of Kelley’s residence
revealed approximately 66 grams of fentanyl, 42 grams of cocaine, 76 grams of
crack cocaine, cocaine base, eight grams of heroin, items used to process and
package narcotics for street sale, and $6,542 in cash. Kelley was arrested on state charges at that
time.
Kelley has been detained since his federal arrest on
November 7, 2018. On April 25, 2019, he
pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute cocaine base (“crack”).
This is Kelley’s third federal narcotics conviction, and he
was on federal probation following a conviction in January 2016 for
distributing heroin and cocaine.
Judge Meyer sentenced Kelley to 36 months of imprisonment
for distributing narcotics, and a consecutive 12 months of imprisonment for
violating the conditions of his probation.
This matter was investigated by the Federal Bureau of
Investigation’s Northern Connecticut Violent Crimes Gang Task Force and the
Hartford Police Department, with the assistance of the Massachusetts State
Police. The FBI Task Force includes
members of the Hartford Police Department, East Hartford Police Department,
Connecticut State Police and Connecticut Department of Correction. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S.
Attorney Dave Vatti.
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