Man Charged In Connection With Fatal Overdose Death: Greenwich PD

GREENWICH, CT — A 33-year-old man was charged on Tuesday in connection with an overdose death that occurred in Greenwich in January 2021, according to the Greenwich Police Department.

Stephen Bridge, of Cos Cob, was arrested on a warrant that charged him with second-degree manslaughter and sale of narcotics, police said.

Police noted Bridge was taken from a correctional facility in the state to Stamford Superior Court where he was arraigned on Tuesday. Bridge remains in custody, police said.

On Jan. 6, 2021, the GPD investigated the untimely death of a 33-year-old Old Greenwich resident, which was suspected to be the result of a drug overdose, police said.

Police said the source of the drugs traced back to two people, one of whom was Bridge.

"These subjects were involved in a conspiracy to sell fentanyl and counterfeit benzodiazepam pills marketed as Xanax and/or Alprazolam," police said in a news release Thursday.

Police said Bridge used the dark web to obtain and sell Xanax/Alprazolam pills. With the help of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, detectives seized a shipment of 1,000 pills that were going to be delivered to Bridge's home, police said.

"Most of the pills seized during a search warrant execution at Bridge’s home and those from the seized shipment were other prescription medications, such as Etizolam, forged and pressed to have the same appearance as Xanax/or Alprazolam," police explained in a news release.

An arrest warrant for Bridge was obtained this month, police said, noting that the investigation in Bridge’s co-conspirator is still ongoing.

"Greenwich police continue to focus special attention on those who sell or distribute illegal drugs within our community," the department added in a news release. "We urge individuals, or the families of individuals, suffering from drug addiction to seek help."

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