John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of
Connecticut, announced that TYRESE HARGROVE, also known as “T.Y.,” 38, of New
Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford
to 48 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for
his role in a New Haven drug trafficking ring.
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 the New Haven
area.
Hargrove purchased distribution quantities of crack cocaine
from Butler and then sold the drug in smaller quantities to his own
customers. During the investigation, law
enforcement made four controlled purchases of crack from Hargrove.
On February 8, 2018, a grand jury in New Haven returned a
30-count indictment charging Hargrove, Butler and 17 other individuals with
various offenses. Hargrove pleaded
guilty on November 16, 2018.
Butler pleaded guilty on August 9, 2019, and awaits
sentencing.
This matter is being 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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