Jury Finds Farmington Man Guilty For Dealing Oxycodone

FARMINGTON/NEW HAVEN, CT — A Farmington man was found guilty in federal court this week for illegally dealing prescription drugs.

Vanessa Roberts Avery, U.S. attorney for Connecticut, and Brian D. Boyle, special agent in charge of the federal Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, said Thursday that on Wednesday, Nov. 9, a federal jury in New Haven found Anthony Harris, 53, of Farmington, guilty of multiple counts involving the illegal distribution of oxycodone.

According to trial evidence, Harris, who was prescribed oxycodone for a medical condition, unlawfully sold hundreds of oxycodone pills to another individual approximately every three weeks over the course of more than three years.

The individual who purchased the pills sold them to customers in the Bristol area, Avery said.

Federal officials said the jury found Harris guilty of four counts of possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of, oxycodone, and not guilty of one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, oxycodone.

Harris is scheduled to be sentenced by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer on Feb. 2, 2023, at which time Harris faces a maximum term of imprisonment of 20 years on each count of conviction.

Harris was arrested June 3, 2021. He released on a $50,000 bond pending sentencing.

This matter has been investigated by the DEA's New Haven Tactical Diversion Squad and the Bristol Police Department.