Hartford Man Returning To Prison On Drug-Dealing Charges: Feds

HARTFORD, CT — A Hartford man has been sentenced to 27 months for dealing cocaine and marijuana while on supervised release from prison, according to a statement from Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut. Michael Ledbetter, 30, was previously sentenced to 15 months in prison in 2017, plus three years of supervised release, for possession of ammunition by a felon.

Ledbetter had been convicted in state court of six counts of accessory to first degree assault in 2014.

Ledbetter was released from federal prison in April 2018. While on federal supervised release, Ledbetter was arrested on state domestic violence charges and he failed multiple drug tests, according to the statement.

Ledbetter cut off his GPS monitoring device in October 2019 and failed to respond to messages from the U.S. Probation Office. The U.S. Marshals Service later arrested Ledbetter in a motel room in Hartford with approximately 11 pounds of marijuana, 119 grams of cocaine, and $4,750 in cash, according to the statement.

Ledbetter has been detained since his arrest. He pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute cocaine and marijuana last year.