Man Distributes Heroin, Fentanyl: Feds

NORTH BRANFORD, CT — Scott Mathews, 34, of North Branford has been indicted by a federal grand jury with one count of distribution of heroin and fentanyl, said John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, in a news release.

The indictment was returned on Nov. 7. Mathews entered a plea of not guilty to the charge, and was released on a $100,000 bond. This matter stems from an investigation into the overdose death of a 39-year-old man at a hotel in Meriden in November 2017, officials said.

The indictment alleges that, on November 8, 2017, Mathews distributed heroin and fentanyl, federal authorities said.

If convicted of this charge, Matthews faces a maximum term of imprisonment of 20 years.