New London man indicted on gun, drug charges
A New Haven grand jury on Tuesday indicted a New London man on drug and firearm charges after investigators found a large quantity of drugs in his apartment, a U.S. Department of Justice news release said.
Ellsworth Robertson, 35, also known as “S,” of Hartford and New London, is charged with possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, possession of 500 grams or more of cocaine with intent to distribute, possession of heroin with intent to distribute, use of a firearm in a drug trafficking offense and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, the news release said.
If convicted, he faces a maximum of 20 years in prison for possession of the cocaine and heroin, a mandatory minimum of five years for possession of 500 grams or more of cocaine, a mandatory consecutive term of at least five years for possession of a firearm in a drug trafficking offense and a maximum of 10 years for possession of a firearm by a previously convicted felon.
Robertson was arrested on a federal criminal complaint on May 18. The complaint alleged that on Nov. 7, 2015, he was found to possess distribution quantities of cocaine and crack cocaine following a stabbing at Mohegan Sun casino, the news release said.
After his arrest, a court-authorized search of Robertson’s New London apartment found more than 2 kilograms of cocaine, some heroin, thousands of dollars in cash and other drug evidence, the release said.
The drugs seized have a street value of nearly $200,000, said Capt. Brian M. Wright, investigative services division commander of the New London Police Department.
A separate warrant was issued for Robertson for violation of his federally supervised release.
On May 20, 2008, he was convicted in federal court of possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine. He was sentenced to 70 months in prison and was on supervised release when the incident occurred that led to the indictment Tuesday, the news release said.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the New London Police Department and the Connecticut State Police’s Statewide Narcotics Task Force are investigating.
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