Fentanyl, Guns: Waterbury Man Gets 18 Months

0:00A 42-year-old guy from Waterberry just got hit with federal time for slinging fentanyl laced with nasty additives and flipping a stolen gun to a convicted felon. Timy Keith faced U.S. District Judge Sarah F. Russell in New Haven Court on Tuesday, landing an 18-month prison stint plus three years of. Supervised release. Back in August and September of 2024, Fed set up controlled buys and NAB distribution level amounts of his fentanyl. That test revealed it was cut with dangerous stuff like xylazine and tramadol, making it even deadlier on the streets. Keith knew the buyer from those deals was a felon band from guns, but on September 5th, he still handed over a loaded-glock model 23-in, 40 caliber. Turns out, that pistol was jacked from a car at a Waterberry gas station earlier that year. Fast forward to November, Keith cut a plea deal, copying to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and firearms trafficking. This bus highlights how these mixed-up drugs and illegal guns keep flooding communities.

1:03Authorities are stressing the risks, but Keith's case wraps a quick chapter in the fight against his poison combo, pushing bodies into the ground. Stay sharp out there. This has been Hartford News Today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with The Story.