Press Release
New Haven Man Sentenced To Two Years In Federal Prison For Distributing Marijuana
For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Connecticut
February 13, 2013
David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that KAI JACKSON, also known as “Killer Kai,” 31, of New Haven, was sentenced today by Senior United States District Judge Ellen Bree Burns in New Haven to 24 months of imprisonment, followed by two years of supervised release, for distributing marijuana.
JACKSON is one of 108 individuals charged as a result of “Operation Bloodline,” a joint law enforcement investigation targeting narcotics trafficking and gang violence in the Dwight-Kensington and Fair Haven sections of New Haven. Led by the DEA New Haven Task Force and the New Haven and Hamden Police Departments, the year-long investigation included the use of court-authorized wiretaps on numerous telephones, extensive physical surveillance, controlled purchases of narcotics, execution of search warrants and seizures of narcotics and firearms.
The investigation revealed that JACKSON conspired with others to purchase and redistribute between 2.5 and five kilograms of marijuana.
JACKSON has been detained since his arrest on May 22, 2012. On November 16, 2012, he pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute marijuana.
This matter is being investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Haven Task Force, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the New Haven, Hamden, West Haven, North Haven, Branford, Ansonia and Meriden Police Departments. The United States Marshals Service, the Connecticut State Police, the Connecticut Department of Correction, Parole and Community Services and the Milford, Hartford, New Britain, North Branford and Stratford Police Departments have provided invaluable assistance to the investigation.
This case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys S. Dave Vatti and Marc Silverman.
PUBLIC AFFAIRS CONTACT:
U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
Tom Carson
(203) 821-3722
thomas.carson@usdoj.gov
Updated April 25, 2023
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