Jaime Holt, Crack Cocaine Trafficking, Connecticut 2021

Bloomfield Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug and Gun Charges, faces up to 30 years in prison

A 39-year-old Bloomfield man has pleaded guilty to federal drug and gun charges, announced Leonard C. Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and James Ferguson, Special Agent in Charge, ATF Boston Field Division.

Jaime Holt pleaded guilty today in Hartford federal court to drug distribution and firearm possession offenses.

According to court documents and statements made in court, on March 31, 2021, Bloomfield Police stopped a vehicle Holt was driving for a traffic violation. After a narcotics K9 alerted to the presence of narcotics, a search of the vehicle revealed a total of approximately 114 grams of crack cocaine, a quantity of marijuana, items used to package drugs for street sale, five cell phones, and a loaded 9mm pistol.

Holt’s criminal history includes state convictions for felony firearm, assault, drug, and larceny offenses. 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.

Holt pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute cocaine base (‘crack’), which carries a maximum term of imprisonment of 20 years, and one count of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon, which carries a maximum term of imprisonment of 10 years. He is scheduled to be sentenced by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea on July 18, 2022.

Holt has been detained since March 31, 2021.

This matter is being investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) and the Bloomfield Police Department. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert S. Ruff.

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), the centerpiece of the government’s violent crime reduction efforts.

Jaime Holt, a 39-year-old man from Bloomfield, Connecticut, faces a maximum of 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to federal drug and gun charges. Holt was arrested on March 31, 2021, and has been detained since then. He pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute cocaine base (crack) and one count of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon. Holt’s sentencing is scheduled for July 18, 2022.

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