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| Deirdre M. Daly at the podium |
Thursday, September 21, 2017
Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today
announced that a federal grand jury in Hartford returned three
indictments yesterday charging three Hartford residents with various
drug and firearm offenses.
A three-count indictment alleges that, on September 7, 2017, DAQUAN PATTERSON-GREENE,
22, possessed a Glock 22 .45 caliber semi-automatic pistol, as well as
cocaine, ecstasy and marijuana with the intent to distribute these
drugs. Prior to that date, PATTERSON-GREEN had sustained felony
convictions for first-degree assault and possession of a pistol without a
permit.
It
is a violation of federal law for a person previously convicted of a
felony offense to possess a firearm or ammunition that has moved in
interstate or foreign commerce.
The
indictment charges PATTERSON-GREEN with one count of possession with
intent to distribute cocaine, MDMA (“ecstasy”) and marijuana, an offense
that carries a maximum term of imprisonment of 20 years; one count of
possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and
offense that carries a mandatory consecutive sentence of five years of
imprisonment, and one count of unlawful possession of a firearm by a
convicted felon, an offense that carries a maximum term of imprisonment
of 10 years.
PATTERSON-GREEN has been detained since his arrest on a federal criminal complaint on September 7.
A one-count indictment charges TYSHAWN COLEMAN, 28, with unlawful possession of ammunition by a convicted felon.
The
indictment alleges that, on August 5, 2017, COLEMAN possessed a .45
caliber live round. Prior to that date, COLEMAN had sustained two
felony convictions for conspiracy to commit murder, three felony
convictions for accessory to first-degree assault, one felony conviction
for first degree assault, and one felony conviction for sale of a
controlled substance.
If convicted of the charge, COLEMAN faces a maximum term of imprisonment of 10 years.
COLEMAN has been detained since his arrest on a federal criminal complaint on August 5.
A one-count indictment charges WILLIAM MARRERO-BENITEZ, 24, with possession of heroin with intent to distribute.
The
indictment alleges that, on December 14, 2016, MARRERO-BENITEZ
possessed heroin that he intended to distribute. At the time of the
alleged offense, MARRERO-BENITEZ was serving a term of supervised
release from a prior federal conviction.
If
convicted, MARRERO-BENITEZ faces a maximum term of imprisonment of 20
years on the heroin distribution offenses, and an additional term of
imprisonment if he is found to have violated the conditions of his
federal supervised release.
MARRERO-BENITEZ has been detained in state custody since his arrest by Hartford Police on December 14.
U.S.
Attorney Daly stressed that an indictment is not evidence of guilt.
Charges are only allegations, and each defendant is presumed innocent
unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
These
cases are being investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms and Explosives, the FBI’s Northern Connecticut Violent Crimes
Task Force, and the Hartford Police Department. The cases are being
prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael J. Gustafson and Special
Assistant U.S. Attorney John F. Fahey of the Hartford State’s Attorney’s
Office.
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