Hartford Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Heroin and Firearm Offenses

Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DAVID VALENTIN, 38, of Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for heroin and firearm offenses.

According to court documents and statements made in court, on January 29, 2016, VALENTIN was arrested after Hartford Police officers conducted a court-authorized search of his Congress Street residence and seized 2,684 wax folds of heroin, 15.1 grams of raw heroin, and a loaded .380 caliber pistol that had been reported stolen.

On April 18, 2017, VALENTIN pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute heroin, and one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.

VALENTIN’s criminal history includes 10 felony convictions.

This matter was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the Hartford Police Department.  The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Patricia Stolfi Collins.