Senior
A New Haven man who supplied heroin to a Shelton overdose victim pleaded guilty to a federal drug dealing charge Wednesday (Jan. 24).
Corey Senior, 26, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to one count of possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of, heroin.
The crime carries a maximum punishment of up to 20 years behind bars, though a plea agreement in the case indicates the sentence will likely be between 18 and 24 months in prison.
According to a prepared statement from U.S. Attorney John H. Durham, on April 27, 2017, Shelton police and EMS responded to a home on a report of a suspected drug overdose of a 34-year-old woman.
The woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
“Officers seized drug and non-drug evidence, including bags that appeared to have contained heroin, and a hypodermic needle,” Durham said. “Investigators also seized the victim’s cellphone.”
The next day, the woman’s cell phone received a text from Senior, Durham said. An officer posed as the woman and arranged to buy heroin from him.
“Shelton Police arrested Senior later that day after he arrived at the victim’s residence in possession of suspected heroin,” Durham said. “The investigation revealed that Senior had provided heroin to the victim shortly before the victim’s death.”
Senior’s sentencing date has not yet been scheduled.
Durham said the case “stems from an ongoing statewide initiative targeting narcotics dealers who distribute heroin, fentanyl or opioids that cause death or serious injury to users.”
The case was investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Haven Task Force and Shelton police.
