NEW HAVEN, CT – Donell Allick Jr., 24, known on the streets as “D-Nice,” is staring down a potential 35-year prison sentence after a federal jury found him guilty of narcotics offenses and unlawful firearm possession, the Department of Justice announced Tuesday. The verdict follows a trial detailing Allick’s involvement in a fentanyl and crack cocaine distribution network operating in the Elm City.
Prosecutors presented evidence showing that between April and October 2022, Allick conspired with associates, including Jourdin Senior, to flood New Haven with the deadly combination of fentanyl and crack. Undercover law enforcement officers made controlled purchases directly from Allick during September and October, confirming his role in the drug trade. The operation culminated on October 24, 2022, with a raid on a residence shared by Allick and Senior. Investigators seized three handguns, extended magazines, and a stash of fentanyl and crack cocaine, some of it already packaged for street-level sales.
A subsequent search of Allick’s vehicle, identified through surveillance as being used in suspected drug transactions, turned up another handgun, a high-capacity 33-round extended magazine, and further quantities of both fentanyl and crack. While the jury convicted Allick on the majority of charges, they acquitted him on counts of possession with intent to distribute a quantity of fentanyl, possession with intent to distribute cocaine base, and possessing a firearm during a drug trafficking crime. Still, the damage was done.
Allick now faces a maximum of 20 years imprisonment for each of three counts: conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and crack cocaine, possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and cocaine base. He also pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful possession of firearms by a felon, carrying a potential 15-year sentence. His prior criminal history – including convictions for escape, second-degree assault with serious injury, and carrying a pistol without a permit – will undoubtedly factor into Judge Arterton’s sentencing decision.
Jourdin Senior, also known as “G,” has already copped a plea, admitting to one count of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and crack cocaine on March 10, 2023. He’s currently awaiting sentencing. The investigation was a collaborative effort between the Drug Enforcement Administration New Haven Task Force, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives (ATF), the New Haven Police Department, and the Hamden Police Department.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Tara E. Levens and Rahul Kale, operating under the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) Program, a federal initiative dedicated to dismantling drug trafficking organizations. Allick has been held without bail since his arrest on November 10, 2022, and is scheduled to be sentenced on June 13. The streets of New Haven are a little quieter, but the flow of fentanyl continues – and the ATF, DEA and local police will be working to stop it.
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Key Facts
- Agency: ATF
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Weapons|Organized Crime
- Source: Official Press Release
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