Man, 28, Gets 4 Year Prison Bid On Drug, Gun Charges: Feds

NEW HAVEN, CT —A 28-year-old New Haven man was sentenced to serve more than four years in federal prison for drug dealing, gun possession and for violating the conditions of supervised release after a previous conviction, prosecutors said.

Ronnell Rogers pleaded guilty in September. He had faced up to 10 years in prison, according to the Acting U.S. Attorney for Connecticut. Following his prison bid, he'll have three years of supervised release.

U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall sentenced Rogers to 37 months for the drug and gun charges and 14 months for violating release conditions, per the U.S. Attorney.

Six months after his July 2019 release from federal prison, Rogers was arrested on state charges of fentanyl and crack cocaine possession and distribution and for having a loaded Smith & Wesson .45 caliber semi-automatic pistol, reported to have been stolen in Virginia, court documents show.

Prosecutors said that after being released from prison after serving around 17 months for unlawful possession of ammunition by a felon, six months later, while he was on federal supervised release, Rogers was arrested in New Haven on the drug and gun charge.

The U.S. Attorney said that in addition to his previous federal conviction, Rogers’ criminal history includes state convictions for firearm, larceny and risk of injury offenses.

This case was investigated by the ATF and the New Haven Police Department and is part of the Justice Department's violent crime reduction effort called Project Safe Neighborhoods.