East Hartford Man Indicted On Federal Drug Charges: Feds

EAST HARTFORD, CT — An East Hartford man was indicted by a federal grand jury earlier this month for multiple drug trafficking charges.

Vanessa Roberts Avery, U.S. attorney for Connecticut, and Robert Fuller, special agent in charge of the New Haven Division of the FBI, said Wednesday a federal grand jury in New Haven returned a five-count indictment charging Brandon "Spun" Spence, 36, of East Hartford, with fentanyl and cocaine trafficking offenses.

As alleged in court documents, in March and April 2024, the FBI’s Northern Connecticut Gang Task Force made controlled purchases of fentanyl and crack cocaine from Spence.

Avery said, that on April 3, a court-authorized search of Spence’s residence and vehicles revealed distribution quantities of fentanyl.

The indictment, which was returned on April 16, charges Spence with three counts of possession with intent to distribute and distribution of controlled substances as well as two counts of possession with intent to distribute controlled substances.

Each charge carries a maximum term of imprisonment of 20 years.

Spence appeared today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert A. Richardson in Hartford and pleaded not guilty to the charges.

He has been detained since April 3.

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