John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Patrick J. Griffin, State’s Attorney for the Judicial District of New Haven, announced that a federal grand jury in Hartford returned a three-count indictment today charging QUENTIN STAGGERS, also known as “Q," 47, of New Haven, with distributing synthetic cannabinoids, commonly known as “K2" or “Spice."
As alleged in the indictment, STAGGERS possessed with intent to distribute, and distributed, synthetic cannabinoids on July 20, August 15 and Aug. 16, 2018.
STAGGERS has been detained since August 16 when he was arrested on a federal criminal complaint.
If convicted, STAGGERS faces a maximum term of imprisonment of 20 years on each count of the indictment.
This matter is being investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration New Haven Task Force and the New Haven Police Department.
U.S. Attorney Durham stressed that an indictment is not evidence of guilt. Charges are only allegations, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Patrick Caruso and Assistant State’s Attorney Karen Roberg.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
