Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that a federal grand jury in New Haven has returned an indictment charging DAMIEN BRYANT, 41, of Ledyard, with one count of possession with intent to distribute cocaine base (“crack") and cocaine. The indictment was returned on March 29, 2016.
According to allegations contained in a previously-filed criminal complaint, in February 2016, the Stonington Police Department received information that BRYANT was distributing crack cocaine. On March 9, 2016, members of the Regional Community Enhancement Task Force and the Ledyard Police Department executed a state search and seizure warrant at BRYANT’s residence and seized crack cocaine, cocaine, marijuana, narcotics paraphernalia and more than $14,000 in cash. BRYANT was arrested at that time.
On March 5, 2010, BRYANT was sentenced in Bridgeport federal court to 42 months of imprisonment for distributing crack cocaine and violating the conditions of his supervised release from a prior federal conviction in the District of Rhode Island. He is currently serving a 10-year-term of federal supervised release.
BRYANT appeared yesterday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert A. Richardson in Hartford and entered pleas of not guilty to the charge in the indictment, and to violating the conditions of his supervised release.
If convicted, BROWN faces a maximum term of imprisonment of 20 years for the narcotics offense, and an additional term of imprisonment of up to 80 months for violating his supervised release.
BRYANT has been detained since his arrest.
U.S. Attorney Daly stressed that an indictment is not evidence of guilt. Charges are only allegations, and a defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
This matter is being investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Regional Community Enhancement Task Force, and the Ledyard, Stonington and Groton Town Police Departments. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney John H. Durham.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
