Man Charged in Fatal Rocky Hill Heroin Case

ROCKY HILL, CT – A man has been charged in a fatal Rocky Hill heroin case, a leading prosecutor said.

Deirdre M. Daly, United States attorney for the District of Connecticut, said that Edwin Escribano, 25, of Hartford, who goes by the street name of “Bebo,” has been charged via a federal criminal complaint with distributing heroin and fentanyl.

The charges stem from an ongoing statewide initiative targeting narcotics dealers who "distribute heroin, fentanyl or opioids that cause death or serious injury to users," she said.

Escribano appeared this week before U.S. Magistrate Judge Donna F. Martinez in Hartford and was ordered detained pending a detention hearing currently scheduled for Friday, Daly said.

According to court documents, on Sept. 14, 2016, the Rocky Hill police officers and emergency medical personnel responded to a restaurant for a man who had seemingly overdosed and was not breathing.

The 29-year-old man, was pronounced deceased at the scene, according to court records.

Officers seized "drug and non-drug evidence," including a cellophane, tourniquet and syringe in the restaurant bathroom that ultimately tested positive for the presence of heroin and fentanyl, according to court records.

The investigation, which included analysis of the victim’s cellphone, revealed that Escribano had provided the drugs to the man shortly before he collapsed and died, according to court rercords.

The complaint charges Escribano with possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of fentanyl and heroin, an offense that carries a maximum term of imprisonment of 20 years.

This case is being investigated by the federal Drug Enforcement Administration and the Rocky Hill Police Department, Daly said.

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