Hartford Man Pleads Guilty To Drug-Dealing Charges

HARTFORD, CT — A Hartford man has pleaded guilty to drug charges, according to a statement from federal prosecutors. Rodney Beckman, 44, pleaded guilty to one charge of distributing crack cocaine recently, an offense that carries a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of five years and a maximum term of imprisonment of 40 years.

According to the statement, on July 17, 2019, Beckman sold approximately 11 grams of crack in exchange for $750 to an ATF special agent working in an undercover capacity in Hartford. Beckman was arrested on July 26, 2019, in Hartford after he sold the undercover agent an additional 40 grams of crack for $2,100.

Beckman, who is released on a $50,000 bond, is scheduled to be sentenced by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford on April 28, 2020.

This matter has been investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Ray Miller.