Details: According to the public press release by the Vermont Department of Justice, "Nathan Minervini, 37, of East Haven, Connecticut, was sentenced to 89 months in federal prison after his guilty plea to charges that he conspired to distribute heroin. Chief U.S. District Court Judge Christina Reiss also ordered that Minervini serve five years of supervised release after his prison term."
"According to court records, between late 2014 and his arrest in Connecticut on May 7, 2015, Minervini transported significant quantities of heroin from Connecticut to Vermont for re-distribution. In 2009, Minervini pled guilty in the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut to charges that he conspired to distribute cocaine. For that offense, Minervini was sentenced to 40 months in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release. Minervini was serving that term of supervised release in Connecticut while he was trafficking heroin to Vermont 2014 and 2015."
"While engaged in the Vermont heroin distribution conspiracy, Minervini used a co-conspirator to purchase three handguns at a Vermont gun store. Minervini traded heroin and cash for these firearms and brought them to Connecticut."
"On April 14, 2016, Judge Reiss sentenced Samuel Wormer, 27, of Essex, Vermont, to 12 months and one day in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release. According to court records, Wormer was a Vermont dealer who sold Minervini’s heroin to Vermont customers and supplied Minervini with handguns. Wormer had purchased the handgun Minervini was carrying when he was arrested in Connecticut." |