Man Who Sold Heroin To Overdose Victim Gets 7 Years

A Waterbury man was sentenced Wednesday to seven years in prison for selling heroin to a woman who died of an overdose in Ansonia.

The 23-year-old woman was found dead April 2, 2017 after police and EMS were sent to a home on a report of an overdose, according to a prepared statement from U.S. Attorney John H. Durham.

Police seized evidence including a hypodermic needle and the woman’s iPhone, Durham said.

The investigation revealed that the woman and another person had bought heroin from 31-year-old Jeremy Waver in Waterbury the day before her death.

Waver, whose criminal record includes several drug convictions, was arrested May 4, 2017.

“At the time of his arrest, Waver possessed more than 100 wax folds of substances that contained heroin, U‑47700 (a synthetic opioid), fentanyl, and furanyl fentanyl,” Durham said. ​“In addition, Waver possessed a quantity of crack cocaine. Many of the folds were stamped with the same image found on the folds recovered at the scene of the victim’s overdose death.

He pleaded guilty Dec. 4, 2017 to distributing controlled substances.

On Wednesday U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer sentenced him to 84 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised released.

“As part of the sentence, Judge Meyer ordered Waver to pay restitution of $4,503.96 to the victim’s father to cover the a portion of the victim’s funeral expenses,” Durham said.

The case was investigated by the the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Haven Tactical Diversion Squad and the Ansonia Police Department, Durham said.

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