Newington Man Sentenced To Prison For Dealing Dangerous Narcotics: Feds

NEWINGTON, CT — A Newington man will spend more than a decade behind bars after his sentencing last week in federal court for trafficking narcotics.

David X. Sullivan, U.S. attorney for Connecticut, said Kyle Petersen, 39, of Newington, was sentenced Friday in U.S. District Court in Bridgeport to 11.5 years in prison for trafficking narcotic pills and for violating the conditions of his supervised release that followed a prior federal conviction.

According to court documents and statements made in court, in May 2023, members of the DEA New Haven Tactical Diversion Squad began investigating suspicious packages that were being delivered to Petersen’s Newington residence, Sullivan said.

At the time, Petersen was on federal supervised release following a federal conviction in 2017 involving the trafficking of fentanyl and prescription pills.

During the investigation, a court-authorized search of a package mailed to Petersen contained more than 400 grams of pills containing Protonitazene, a synthetic opioid typically more potent than fentanyl, according to authorities.

Sullivan said the investigation revealed Petersen received approximately 34 similar packages mailed from the same source in Michigan, and also received approximately 46 packages from California and Oregon, suspected to contain multiple pounds of marijuana.

Investigators also made controlled purchases of counterfeit Percocet pills containing fentanyl from Petersen’s brother, Erik Petersen.

Kyle and Erik Petersen were arrested on federal criminal complaints on April 3, 2024.

On that date, a search of Kyle Petersen’s residence revealed more than a kilogram of counterfeit Adderall pills containing methamphetamine, counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl, counterfeit Xanax pills, a large quantity of Protonitazene, approximately 40 grams of cocaine, and $76,650 in cash, Sullivan said.

He said Kyle Petersen has been detained since his arrest.

On April 2, 2025, he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine, and quantities of cocaine, fentanyl, and Protonitazine.

Sullivan said he also agreed to the forfeiture of the cash seized from his residence, an additional $57,530 in cash seized from a bank account, and a 2014 Porsche Cayenne.

Erik Petersen, of New Britain, pleaded guilty to a related charge and, on April 29, 2025, was sentenced to 43 months of imprisonment.

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