Defendant was charged with Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance and Possession with Intent to Distribute a large amount of drugs containing fentanyl. He was facing a mandatory minimum federal guidelines sentence of 10 years and up to 20 years. Ms. Connolly negotiated a plea deal; the judge departed from the guidelines and imposed a sentence of 26 months.
Charges Reduced
Defendant was charged with felony possession of a controlled substance, less than 14 grams. Ms. Connolly got the charges reduced to a misdemeanor charge of possession drugs not to be introduced into interstate commerce.