2 Brothers Plead Guilty to Heroin Distribution Charges in Connection with a Monroe Man's Death

MONROE, CT — Two brothers pleaded guilty to the same charge after being arrested in connection with a Monroe man's death in April of 2016, according to Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut. Erick Delgado, 39, and his brother, Anoris Delgado pleaded guilty in Bridgeport federal court to heroin distribution charges.

According to court documents and statements made in court, in the morning of April 25, 2016, Bridgeport Police and medical personnel responded to a location on Washington Avenue on a report of a possible drug overdose, Daly said. The overdose victim was revived with two doses of Narcan and was transported to the hospital. A friend of the victim, who was with the victim at the time and contacted medical professionals after the overdose, told investigators that he and the victim purchased heroin from and individual he knew as “Eric” in the area of Brooks Street and Ogden Street in Bridgeport. The victim identified Erick Delgado.

In the evening of April 25, 2016, Monroe Police and emergency medical personnel responded to a report of an unresponsive 48-year-old male at residence in Monroe. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. A subsequent interview with an acquaintance of the victim revealed that, on April 25, the victim and his acquaintance traveled to the area of Brooks Street and Ogden Street where the victim purchased heroin from Erick Delgado.

Daly said that on May 3, 2016, an individual working with law enforcement contacted Erick Delgado to arrange the purchase of heroin. When the individual and an undercover officer arrived in the area of Brooks Street and Ogden Street, they were met by Anoris Delgado who subsequently provided them with 20 bags of heroin. The undercover officer purchased another 20 bags of heroin from Anoris Delgado on May 20.
Both defendants were arrested on June 21, 2016. Erick Delgado has been detained since his arrest and Anoris Delgado is released on a $50,000 bond.

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