CONCORD, N.H. - Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley today announced that
two men from the Rochester, New Hampshire area pleaded guilty to federal drug trafficking charges based upon their possession of heroin and cocaine. Timothy W. Kondroski, 42, previously of Rochester and Jason L. Brewer, 34, of Milton each pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess a controlled substance with intent to distribute.
According to court documents and statements made during today’s plea hearings, on July 12, 2016, a New Hampshire State Police Trooper observed Brewer commit multiple motor vehicle violations while driving northbound on Interstate 95. The trooper executed a traffic stop of Brewer’s car near the Hampton tolls. Kondroski was a passenger in the car. During the traffic stop, the trooper observed evidence of drug possession. While the trooper questioned Brewer and Kondroski, Kondroski fled and darted across four lanes of the interstate highway toward the barriers that divided the cash tolls from the open road tolling lanes. The trooper chased Kondroski, yelling at him to stop. The trooper eventually caught up to Kondroski at the barriers, which Kondroski was attempting to climb over. The application of a Taser was necessary to subdue Kondroski. During the chase, Kondroski’s sneakers fell off. When retrieving them from the roadway, the troopers found a bag approximately 35 grams of heroin. A second bag containing approximately one ounce of cocaine was recovered from inside one of Kondroski’s sneakers. Kondroski and Brewer both eventually admitted to buying the drugs in Lawerence, Massachusetts. Kondroski further acknowledged that he paid $2700 for the drugs and intended to sell them.
Kondroski and Brewer are both scheduled to be sentenced on Nov. 28, 2017.
“The U.S. Attorney’s Office will continue to work closely with our law enforcement partners to identify and prosecute those who are distributing drugs in the Granite State," said Acting U.S. Attorney Farley. “I commend the troopers involved in this matter for their quick and decisive actions."
This matter was investigated by the New Hampshire State Police. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Morse.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
