Steroid-Selling Ex-Newtown Cop Sentencing Postponed

NEWTOWN, CT- Former Newtown Police Sgt. Steven Santucci's days of being a cop are over as he aims for a second career as an electrician.

Santucci pleaded guilty to manufacturing and selling anabolic steroids last year. A plea deal agrees to 57 to 71 months in prison, but a judge will have the final say, according to the News-Times.

His sentencing was postponed until he finishes a training program.

Santucci and several others were arrested after law enforcement began investigating a steroid trafficking ring.

Credit card records obtained during the investigation revealed that Santucci paid for a $30,000 African safari, spent more than $25,000 on cruises and spent more than $111,000 on lodging expenses between April 2011 and November 2014.

Related:

• Affidavit: Former Newtown Cop Took $30k Safari, Cruises While Selling Steroids
• Affidavit: Newtown Cop Completed Illegal Drug Deals Inside Department Building
• Update: Newtown Police Sergeant, Dispatcher Arrested in Alleged Steroid Ring Bust

Former Newtown police dispatcher Jason Chickos was sentenced to two years probation as part of the conspiracy.