Man Who Sold Heroin To Overdose Victim In Milford Sentenced

BRIDGEPORT, CT — A Bridgeport man will serve 21 months in prison for selling heroin that resulted in an overdose, according to a statement from federal prosecutors. Darryck Norris, 25, was arrested on heroin-dealing charges in 2016 and then again in 2018 following his release on bond.

He will also serve three years of supervised release.

According to the statement, Milford Police were called on Oct. 27, 2016 regarding an unresponsive 37-year-old male. Emergency personnel attempted to revive the man with lifesaving measure and two doses of the opiate antidote Narcan, but he was pronounced dead.

Officers searched the immediate area and seized four empty baggies and one full baggy that contained suspected heroin, according to the statement. Each of the bags included the same brand stamp.

Officers also seized the victim’s iPhone and text messages revealed that the victim had ordered heroin from Norris earlier that day.

Witness interviews and further cellphone analysis revealed that the victim had purchased heroin from Norris for several months prior to the victim’s overdose.

The DEA and Milford Police Department conducted a controlled purchase of heroin from Norris in Bridgeport in November 2016. The heroin bags purchased were stamped with the same stamp that was found on the bags seized from the overdose victim’s residence, according to the statement.

Norris was arrested on a federal criminal complaint on Nov. 3, 2016, and was released on a $50,000 bond. He later pleaded guilty to one count of distribution of heroin.

Norris was released on bond pending sentencing, then arrested again on charges of possession of narcotics with intent to sell and other offenses.

Investigators said that Norris had been distributing heroin between approximately December 2017 and his arrest on Feb. 16, 2018. Norris pleaded guilty to a second count of distribution of heroin in October 2018.

This matter was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Bridgeport Resident Office, the DEA’s New Haven Task Force, and the Milford and Bridgeport Police Departments. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Douglas P. Morabito.