Elkie Crump Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl, Crack Distribution

Former Bristol resident Elkie Crump, also known as “40,” has entered a guilty plea in federal court for distributing deadly fentanyl and crack cocaine. The 38-year-old’s sentencing is set for December, where he faces up to 20 years in prison on each count.

Crump was apprehended by the DEA’s New Haven Tactical Diversion Squad and the Bristol Police Department after an investigation that began in December 2019. According to court documents, Crump distributed fentanyl on at least three occasions before his arrest.

Crump was arrested in March 2020 during a parole check in West Hartford. During this stop, police discovered approximately 14 grams of crack cocaine and a handgun in his possession. A search of his former residence on Davis Drive uncovered the firearm.

The court proceeding took place via video conference due to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). Assistant U.S. Attorney Conor M. Reardon is handling the prosecution of this case. The DEA Tactical Diversion Squad includes officers from several local departments, including Bristol, Hamden, Meriden, New Britain, West Haven, and Watertown.

Crump has been detained since his arrest in March 2020. Sentencing for his crimes will be decided on December 2, 2020, marking the end of a tumultuous chapter in Connecticut’s drug trade.

With this conviction, law enforcement agencies continue to crack down on the distribution of illegal drugs, emphasizing the dangers posed by fentanyl and other hard drugs.