Bridgeport Man Sentenced to Prison for Distributing Heroin

BRIDGEPORT, CT — Jevaughn Watson, 23, of Bridgeport was sentenced today to 46 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for distributing heroin, federal authorities said in a news release.

This prosecution is part of an ongoing statewide initiative targeting narcotics dealers who distribute heroin, fentanyl or opioids that cause death or serious injury to users.

According to court documents and statements made in court, on August 18, 2016, Trumbull Police and emergency medical personnel responded to a residence in Trumbull and found an unresponsive 25-year-old female on the floor of a bedroom.

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The victim was pronounced deceased shortly thereafter. Investigators searched the victim’s pocketbook and found several empty wax folds and some wax folds that contained suspected heroin, the news release states.

Analysis of text messages contained on the victim’s cellphone revealed that the victim had ordered heroin from Watson several times over the course of approximately two months prior to the victim’s death, federal officials said.

Watson has been detained since his arrest on September 7, 2016. On December 1, 2016, he pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of, heroin.