A convicted drug trafficker received a sentence of almost two years in federal prison for multiple parole violations.
Devell Conley, 39, recently living in West Haven, was sentenced Monday by U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to 21 months in prison, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut.
Hall previous sentenced Conley to 78 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release in May 2019 for distributing fentanyl, heroin and crack cocaine, court records show. The investigation reportedly revealed that Conley had provided narcotics to a woman shortly before her death from an overdose, according to court records. Conley was released from prison in January 2023.
While on supervised release, Conley was arrested by the New Haven Police Department and charged with possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance in August 2023. In November 2024, he was arrested by West Haven Police Department on a sale of a narcotic substance offense, court records show.
According to court records, he pleaded guilty in Connecticut Superior Court in both cases. He was sentenced to 18 months in prison for the West Haven offense and is awaiting sentencing for the New Haven offense.
“While on supervised release, Conley also repeatedly tested positive for controlled substances, was found in possession of a device used to defeat a drug test, failed to notify his federal probation officer about his change of residence and provided fake paystubs to his federal probation officer in an attempt to show proof of employment, all in violation of the terms and conditions of his supervised release,” federal officials said.
After Conley admitted to violating parole in federal court on Monday, Hall revoked his supervised release and sentenced him to 21 months in or with no supervised release to follow. He has been detained in federal custody since Jan. 29, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
