Man Pleads Guilty to Gun, Drug Crimes

0:00It's March 24th. From your city to your ears, this is Hartford News Today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. A 42-year-old man from Bridgeport has pleaded guilty to possessing a fire arm during a drug trafficking crime. Arondi Jefferson entered the plea on Monday in federal court in Hartford before Judge Vernon D. Oliver. This stems from an incident last year, where authorities linked him to illegal drug activity. Here this week, the U.S. Attorney's Office detailed how FBI and local police spotted Jefferson outside a known drug spot on Maple Street back on. November 20th, 2024. They watched him interact with people involved in sales there. When officers searched him, they found 32 glassine folds of fentanyl, a bag with 71 capsules of crack cocaine and a loaded glock, 9mm handgun with a high-capacity magazine. He face state charges right away and federal ones on May 9th, 2025.

1:00Right now, Jefferson is out on a $100,000 bond, as he awaits sentencing on June 11th. He faces a mandatory minimum of five years in prison, with a possible maximum of life behind bars. Authorities from the FBI's Bridgeport Safe Streets Task Force, along with Bridgeport and Stratford Police, led the probe, highlighting ongoing efforts, to curb gun and drug crimes in the area.