Hartford Man Sentenced For Dealing Drugs/Illegal Gun Possession

HARTFORD, CT — A 25-year-old drug dealer from Hartford will spend the next four and a half years behind bars after a judged sentenced him in federal court this wee.

Vanessa Roberts Avery, U.S. Attorney for Connecticut, announced Tuesday that Jamie Patterson, also known as “Diddy,” 25, of Hartford, was sentenced Monday by U.S. District Judge Sarala V. Nagala in Hartford to 54 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for fentanyl distribution and firearm possession offenses.

According to court documents and statements made in court, on June 4, 2021, New Britain Police responded to Devens Street on reports of shots fired.

At the scene, officers found numerous empty shell casings near a disabled vehicle containing an abandoned firearm, Avery said.

Patterson was located hiding underneath a nearby car and an officer found a loaded 9 mm handgun in the spare tire well of car, according to authorities.

Forensic analysis of the handgun revealed the presence of Patterson’s DNA, federal officials said.

On July 13, 2021, Hartford police arrested Patterson after they observed him placing items into a parked car on Hazel Street and a subsequent search of the car revealed 170 sleeves (doses) of fentanyl and a loaded pistol, according to Avery.

Patterson’s criminal history includes state convictions for felony drug and firearm offenses, she said.

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.

On Feb. 27, Patterson pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and possession of a firearm by a felon.

Patterson has been detained in state custody since his arrest July 13, 2021.

Authorities said he will not receive credit on his federal sentence for his time served to date in state custody.
This investigation was conducted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the New Britain Police Department and the Hartford Police Department.

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