John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Kelly D. Brady, Special Agent in Charge, ATF Boston Field Division, announced that RODNEY BECKMAN, 44, of Hartford, pleaded guilty today in New Haven federal court to distributing crack cocaine.
According to court documents and statements made in court, on July 17, 2019, Beckman sold approximately 11 grams of crack in exchange for $750 to an ATF special agent working in an undercover capacity in Hartford. Beckman was arrested on July 26, 2019, in Hartford after he sold the undercover agent an additional 40 grams of crack for $2,100.
Beckman pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of, 28 grams or more of cocaine base (“crack"), an offense that carries a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of five years and a maximum term of imprisonment of 40 years.
Beckman, who is released on a $50,000 bond, is scheduled to be sentenced by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford on April 28, 2020.
This matter has been investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Ray Miller.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
