Stratford Man Sentenced For Distributing Meth, Oxycodone: Feds

STRATFORD, CT — A Stratford man was sentenced Monday to seven years in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine and oxycodone, according to officials.

Edward Johnson, 32, was also sentenced to four years of supervised release following the prison term, U.S. Attorney for Connecticut Vanessa Roberts Avery announced.

According to court documents and statements made in court, in April 2022, the Stratford Police Department’s Narcotics, Vice and Intelligence Unit and the Drug Enforcement Administration began investigating Johnson and others for distributing controlled substances in the Stratford and Bridgeport area, according to officials.

Johnson was arrested on Aug. 2, 2022.

“On that date, investigators conducted a court authorized search of his residence on Thompson Street in Stratford and seized approximately 967 grams of methamphetamine in both pill form and powder form, approximately 13 grams of oxycodone pills; other prescription pills, more than six pounds of marijuana, and $32,151 in cash,” officials wrote in a news release.

At the time of his arrest, officials said Johnson was on state probation from a prior drug offense, and on pre-trial release for state narcotics and firearm charges.

Johnson has been detained since his arrest. He pleaded guilty in December to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and oxycodone.