Enfield Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Heroin in 2 Overdose Deaths

ENFIELD, CT — An Enfield man waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty Monday before U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford in connection with the overdose deaths of two men in the summer and fall of 2016.

Jonathan Reed, 32, pleaded guilty to one count of distribution of heroin and fentanyl, in connection with an ongoing statewide initiative targeting narcotics dealers who distribute heroin, fentanyl or opioids that cause death or serious injury to users, according to John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut.

According to court documents and statements made in court, around 9:52 a.m. on Aug. 26, 2016, Enfield police and emergency medical personnel responded to a residence in Enfield and found an unresponsive 31-year-old male slumped over a coffee table in the upstairs bedroom of the residence. The victim was pronounced deceased. Officers searched the immediate area and seized one empty white wax fold and six full white wax folds that contained suspected heroin. Officers also seized the victim’s iPhone, and an analysis of text messages revealed the victim had ordered heroin from Reed the evening before he died, Durham said.

Around 8:23 p.m. on Oct. 27, 2016, Enfield police and emergency personnel responded to another residence in Enfield and found an unresponsive 36-year-old man outside the house. The victim was transported to a hospital for medical attention and pronounced deceased. Officers were later able to recover the victim’s cell phone and 20 white wax folds that contained suspected heroin. Analysis of the victim’s cell phone revealed the victim also had purchased heroin from Reed two days before his death, Durham said.

Reed was arrested on a federal criminal complaint on April 27, 2017.

The charge of distribution of heroin and fentanyl carries a maximum term of imprisonment of 20 years. A sentencing date has not been scheduled, Durham said.

Reed is released on a $200,000 bond pending sentencing.

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