John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of
Connecticut, today announced that CHRISTIAN PATTERSON, 20, of Hartford, pleaded
guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to
one count of possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of,
fentanyl and cocaine base (“crack”).
According to court documents and statements made in court,
in July 2019, after a spate of gun violence in Hartford, the FBI’s Northern
Connecticut Violent Crimes Gang Task Force, DEA, Hartford Police Department and
other law enforcement agencies initiated an investigation targeting
gang-related drug distribution and associated violence in north Hartford. On August 28, 2019, investigators made a controlled
purchase of fentanyl and crack from Patterson.
Patterson was arrested on September 13, 2019. He has been detained since December 11, 2019,
when his bond was revoked.
Judge Bolden scheduled sentencing for May 5, 2020, at which
time Patterson faces a maximum term of imprisonment of 20 years.
The FBI’s Northern Connecticut Violent Crimes Gang Task
Force includes members of the Hartford Police Department, East Hartford Police
Department, Connecticut State Police and Connecticut Department of Correction.
This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney
Michael J. Gustafson as part of 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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