Bridgeport Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Heroin and Fentanyl to Overdose Victim

John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that PERRY DESHAZO, also known as “Hov” and “Amafia Hov,” 27, of Bridgeport, pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Jeffery A. Meyer in New Haven to one count of distribution of heroin and fentanyl.

This matter stems from an ongoing statewide initiative targeting narcotics dealers who distribute heroin, fentanyl or opioids that cause death or serious injury to users.

According to court documents and statements made in court, on December 2, 2016, at approximately 1:35 a.m., Bridgeport Police responded to St. Vincent’s Medical Center after a report of a suspicious death.  Hospital staff told officers that a 40-year old female had been dropped off at the hospital and was dead upon arrival. 

The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner subsequently determined that the victim’s death was caused by “acute intoxication due to the combined effects of fentanyl, heroin and alcohol.”

The investigation, which included witness interviews and analysis of cell phone records and social media sites, revealed that DESHAZO supplied the narcotics consumed by the victim shortly before her death.

Judge Meyer scheduled sentencing for March 27, 2018, at which time DESHAZO faces a maximum term of imprisonment of 20 years.

DESHAZO has been detained since his arrest on July 17, 2017.

This matter is being investigated by the DEA New Haven Task Force and the Bridgeport Police Department.  The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Jocelyn Courtney Kaoutzanis and Peter Markle.