Grand Jury Indicts Hartford Man on Gun, Drug Charges: Feds

HARTFORD, CT — A Hartford man was recently indicted by a federal grand jury Tuesday and charged with drug and gun offenses.

Marc H. Silverman, acting U.S. attorney for Connecticut, and Anish Shukla, acting special agent in charge of the New Haven FBI office, said Tuesday a federal grand jury in Hartford returned an indictment charging Ramon Luis Guzman, 54, of Hartford, with drug possession and firearm possession offenses.

The indictment was returned on March 13 and Guzman was taken into custody on Monday, authorities said.

He appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Thomas O. Farrish in Hartford, pleaded not guilty to the charges, and was ordered detained.

As alleged in court documents and statements made in court, on Sept. 27, 2024, a court-authorized search of Guzman’s residence on Haddam Street in Hartford revealed distribution quantities of fentanyl, phencyclidine (PCP), and cocaine; a Sig Sauer .40 caliber pistol; a Glock 9mm pistol affixed with a laser site; a Springfield Armory .45 caliber pistol; and three loaded firearm magazines.

Hartford police arrested and charged Guzman on state charges on that date.

Silverman said it is further alleged Guzman’s criminal history includes state felony convictions in Connecticut for multiple drug offenses and a robbery offense.

It is a violation of federal law for a person previously convicted of a felony offense to possess a firearm or ammunition that has moved in interstate or foreign commerce.

The indictment charges Guzman with one count of possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl and quantities of PCP and cocaine, which has a 5-40 prison term, and one count of possession of firearms and ammunition by a felon, which could result in as much as a 15-year term behind bars.

Silverman said an indictment is not evidence of guilt.

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