Wethersfield Teen Enters Guilty Plea in Fatal Heroin Case

WETHERSFIELD, CT — A Wethersfield teen has entered a guilty plea in the case governing a heroin overdose incident that claimed the life of a local girl.

Deirdre M. Daly, United States attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Carlos Carrillo, 19, of Wethersfield, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty Thursday in Hartford federal court to one count of distribution of heroin.

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

According to court documents and statements made in court, on July 16, 2016, Wethersfield Police and emergency medical personnel responded to a residence in Wethersfield and found an unresponsive 19-year-old female on a bed in a bedroom of the home.

The victim was pronounced deceased at the scene, court and police documents indicate.

Investigators located a torn wax paper packet under the female’s body and another packet on the nightstand, according to court documents.

Daly said subsequent laboratory testing of the contents of the packets confirmed the presence of heroin.

The investigation revealed that earlier on July 16, the victim and a juvenile friend met with Carrillo in the parking lot of a Wethersfield motel and purchased two bags of heroin from Carrillo for $10.

Carrillo was arrested on a federal criminal complaint on Aug. 2.

Carrollo is scheduled to be sentenced by Senior U.S. District Judge Alfred V. Covello on April 20, Daly said. He is facing a maximum term of imprisonment of 20 years, she said.

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