David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Everard Boothe, also known by several aliases including "Gordo" and "Unc," has been sentenced to 132 months in federal prison. The sentence was delivered by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford and includes four years of supervised release following imprisonment.
Court documents and statements reveal that an investigation led by the FBI Bridgeport Safe Streets Task Force and the Bridgeport Police Department identified Boothe as a significant distributor of various narcotics in southwestern Connecticut. The investigation involved intercepting communications between Boothe, his associates, and their drug customers through court-authorized wiretaps. Controlled purchases of narcotics were made, and drugs were seized from members of the conspiracy.
Boothe was arrested on August 3, 2023, when a search of his residence uncovered over 40 grams of fentanyl and approximately 10 grams of heroin among other items used for processing narcotics for sale.
Boothe's criminal history includes convictions related to drugs, weapons, assault, larceny, and other offenses. He has been detained since his arrest and pleaded guilty on April 25, 2025, to charges involving conspiracy to distribute fentanyl.
Christian Pichardo pleaded guilty to a related charge and was sentenced to 12 years in prison on July 14, 2025.
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Karen L. Peck under the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) Program.
