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    Tuesday, May 07, 2024

    Accused Waterford drug dealer fails to appear in court

    A 31-year-old man whose father was shot and killed by a state trooper two months ago after allegedly setting fire to his property in Salem was ordered rearrested Tuesday after he failed to show up in New London Superior Court.

    Troy M. Bergeson, whose last known address was 347 Boston Post Road in Waterford, was one of more than 100 people arrested in an April 3 drug sweep in which multiple law enforcement agencies targeted heroin and cocaine distributors in the region.

    He is accused of working with alleged distributor Eric “Jay” Torres and selling heroin to an undercover agent. Bergeson, charged with racketeering, conspiracy to sell narcotics and sale of narcotics, had posted a $50,000 bond following his arrest and attended a five-day detoxification program, according to his court file.

    Bergeson was to appear in court Tuesday but was not present when Judge Susan B. Handy called his name. Defense attorney Sebastian DeSantis said he spoke to Bergeson that morning and Bergeson said he was having a transportation problem.

    Also, DeSantis said, “He’s still very distraught about the death of his father.”

    Robert Bergeson, 59, was shot by a state trooper who had responded to a fire at the father’s property at 28 Witter Road in Salem and received a report of a man waving a gun. State police said Bergeson was acting “very irrationally,” and charged police waving a “large blunt object resembling a club in a threatening manner.”  Relatives said Bergeson was depressed about his recent divorce and the need to sell the Salem home and share the proceeds with his ex-wife.

    Handy expressed sympathy for Troy Bergeson’s loss, but said he had received a bad report from the agency that was monitoring him and was not present in court. She raised his bonds to $209,000.

    In addition to the drug case, Bergeson had pending cases for shoplifting, larceny and using a motor vehicle without the owner’s permission.

    According to his court file, Bergeson was charged in October 2012 with taking his grandmother’s car without permission. The grandmother told police she allowed him to use the car for work but that he failed to return the vehicle.

    Waterford Police charged him with shoplifting in December 2012 after he allegedly stole an Android tablet from the Rite Aid pharmacy. The police said Bergeson fled the scene and was found hiding in a dumpster in New London.

    In February 2013, Robert Bergeson reported to police that his son had stolen his Home Depot credit card and used it to purchase three gift cards totaling $1,120. The police said Troy Bergeson had pawned two of the gift cards at Gold Star Pawn in Groton.

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