Man Faces New Drug Charges Before Prison

0:00A 54-year-old Stanford man faces serious federal charges for allegedly selling crack cocaine just days before he was set to report to prison. On an earlier drug conviction, Danny Tertven, also known as Smooth, was indicted on March 3rd by a federal grand jury for possession with intent to distribute cocaine base, which could mean up to 20 years behind bars, plus another mandatory 10 years because he was on pre-trial release. Here last year, on August 13th, 2025, Tertven got 46 months in prison and three years of supervised release for his part. In a southwestern Connecticut drug ring, then posted a $150,000 bond and was told to surrender by October 16th. Investigators found he kept dealing narcotics after that sentencing, leading to his arrest by Stanford police on October 11th, 2025, when they seized crack he planned to sell. He pleaded not guilty during his federal court appearance in Bridgeport on Monday and remains detained as the case moves forward.

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