John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of
Connecticut, announced that two men involved in a New Haven-based drug
trafficking organization were sentenced today in Hartford federal court. U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant
sentenced MARVIN SPRUILL, 27, of West Haven, to 57 months of imprisonment and
three years of supervised release, and CARNELL EDWARDS, 49, of Bridgeport, to
30 months of imprisonment and five years of supervised release.
According to court documents and statements made in court,
in June 2017, the FBI’s New Haven Safe Streets/Gang Task Force initiated an
investigation into a New Haven drug trafficking organization headed by Jermayne
Butler. The investigation, which
included physical surveillance, 13 controlled purchases of narcotics, 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 criminal complaints on February 6,
2018. On February 8, 2018, a grand jury
in New Haven returned a 30-count indictment charging 19 individuals with
various offenses.
Spruill and Edwards each pleaded guilty to one count of
conspiracy to distribute, and to possess with intent to distribute, cocaine
base “crack.”
Butler also pleaded guilty and awaits sentencing.
This matter has been investigated by the FBI’s New Haven Safe
Streets/Gang Task Force, which includes members from the New Haven Police
Department, Milford Police Department, West Haven Police Department and
Connecticut Department of Correction.
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Patrick F.
Caruso and David C. Nelson.
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