John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOEY FULLER, 31, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to 36 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for violating the conditions of his federal supervised release.
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. Fuller purchased distribution quantities of crack cocaine from Butler and then sold the drug in smaller quantities to his own customers. Fuller pleaded guilty and, on Nov. 20, 2019, Judge Bryant sentenced him to approximately 21 months of imprisonment, time already served, and four years of supervised release.
On Jan. 14, 2020, less than two months after Fuller was release from prison, New Haven police conducted a controlled purchase of marijuana from Fuller. Investigators then arranged to purchase a quantity of heroin from Fuller. Fuller was arrested on Jan. 31, 2020, after he arrived at a location to conduct the transaction. At the time of his arrest, Fuller possessed approximately 22 bags of heroin that he had agreed to sell.
Fuller has been detained since his arrest, and his state charges are pending.
On Aug. 10, 2020, Butler was sentenced to 78 months of imprisonment.
This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Patrick F. Caruso and David C. Nelson.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
