Tag: Connecticut
Amily Colon, Child Coercion, Connecticut 2026
⏱ 2 min read A 31-year-old woman from Wethersfield, Connecticut, has been charged with sexually coercing a 13-year-old boy she met online. Amily Colon, who went by the alias ‘Alice’, allegedly initiated an online relationship with the minor in New York, communicating through the Discord app. The conversations quickly turned explicit, with Colon coercing the…
Fernando Goncalves dos Santos, Unlawful Reentry, Connecticut 2026
⏱ 2 min read Fernando Goncalves dos Santos, a 38-year-old Brazilian national, has pleaded guilty to unlawfully reentering the United States after being deported. The crime occurred in Danbury, Connecticut, where Goncalves dos Santos was initially arrested in January 2023 for multiple domestic violence offenses. He was subsequently arrested again in March and May 2023…
Kijuan Terrell, Fentanyl Distribution and Gun Possession, Connecticut 2026
⏱ 2 min read Kijuan Terrell, a 40-year-old Hartford resident, has been charged with possession of a firearm and fentanyl distribution offenses. On March 11, 2026, Terrell allegedly possessed a Smith & Wesson .38 Special revolver with an obliterated serial number and fentanyl that he intended to distribute. Terrell’s criminal history includes state felony convictions…
Yovani De Jesus Alvarez Murillo, Illegal Reentry, Connecticut 2021
⏱ 2 min read Yovani De Jesus Alvarez Murillo, a 42-year-old Honduran national, has been charged with illegal reentry after being removed from the US in 2013. Alvarez was first encountered in the US in 2005 and has since been arrested multiple times in Connecticut for various crimes, including driving under the influence, larceny, and…
Jony Galeano Lopez-Garcia, Unlawful Reentry, Connecticut 2025
⏱ 2 min read Jony Galeano Lopez-Garcia, a 27-year-old Guatemalan national, has admitted to unlawfully reentering the US in Connecticut, despite being deported twice before. Lopez-Garcia, who was living in Hartford, pleaded guilty to the crime before US District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport. The incident occurred after Lopez-Garcia was initially deported in December…
Nicolas Brown, Child Sex Exploitation, Connecticut 2024
⏱ 2 min read Nicolas Brown, a 30-year-old New York man, exploited teenage girls in Connecticut, using Uber to pick them up from a state-run group home and bring them to hotels and malls for sex. The crimes occurred in March 2024, and Brown was arrested on state charges on March 20, 2024. He pleaded…
Jason Gibson, Possession of Child Pornography, Connecticut 2026
⏱ 2 min read Jason Gibson, a 46-year-old from Ledyard, Connecticut, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for possessing child pornography. Gibson’s troubles began in February 2020 when he was convicted in state court of the same offense and sentenced to 10 years, suspended after 30 months, and 10 years of probation.…
Belin Antonio Gonzalez-Garcia, Illegal Reentry, Connecticut 2026
⏱ 2 min read Belin Antonio Gonzalez-Garcia, a 39-year-old Honduran national, has been charged with illegal reentry of a removed alien in Connecticut. Gonzalez-Garcia, who has been deported multiple times, was arrested by Connecticut State Police in Andover, Connecticut, on June 7, 2026, following a car accident. He has a history of convictions, including assault…
Benjamin Dozier, Fentanyl Trafficking, Connecticut 2024
⏱ 2 min read Benjamin Dozier, aka ‘Ace’ and ‘Blanco’, was sentenced to 3 years in prison for his role in a southwestern Connecticut fentanyl ring. The 44-year-old Bridgeport man was identified as a supplier of fentanyl to the ring’s leader, Rodney Canada. The investigation, which included wiretaps and controlled purchases, revealed that Canada and…
Shawn Stephens, Counterfeit Pill Manufacturing and Distribution, Connecticut 2023
⏱ 4 min read A 35-year-old West Haven man, Shawn Stephens, has been sentenced to 8 years in prison for his role in a large-scale counterfeit pill manufacturing and distribution operation in Connecticut. The operation involved the production of counterfeit oxycodone, Xanax, and Adderall tablets containing synthetic opioids like protonitazene, which is three times more…
