Dealer Tied To Monroe Overdose Pleads Guilty

NEW HAVEN, CT — A Bridgeport man plead guilty in connection to a Monroe overdose in May of 2016, according to U.S. Attorney Deirdre M. Daly.

Daquone Johnson, 24, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty in New Haven Federal Court to a charge of heroin distribution. Johnson's plea stems from a May 9 overdose where a woman was found unresponsive in a Monroe home and later died.

While caring for the woman, hospital staff located unopened heroin folds on the woman's person. Investigation later revealed the woman had ordered heroin from Johnson on the day of her death.

The matter stems from a statewide initiative that targets narcotics dealers who sell drugs that cause serious injury or death to users.

Johnson faces up to 20 years in prison at sentencing on June 22. He was released on a $125,000 bond pending that sentencing. He was arrested on June 13, 2016.