Dion Anthony, 25, of Williams Street, New London, pleaded guilty in U.S. District court Friday to distribution of cocaine base.

Dion Anthony, 25, of Williams Street, New London, pleaded guilty in U.S. District court Friday to distribution of cocaine base.Authorities said Anthony sold crack cocaine on three occasions last summer during controlled purchases by federal and local law enforcement officers. Officers said they discovered more than 2 ounces of powder cocaine, nearly an ounce of crack cocaine and 15 marijuana plants when they served an arrest warrant at Anthony's house on Oct. 30.
Anthony faces a maximum of 40 years in prison and a fine of up to $2 million when he is sentenced April 10.

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Jonathan Fisher was charged with possession of heroin, possession of heroin with intent to sell

Jonathan Fisher, 26, of 240 Williams St. was charged with possession of heroin, possession of heroin with intent to sell, possession of heroin with intent to sell within 1,500 feet of a school, reckless driving and three counts of risk of injury to a minor.Police Capt. William D. Dittman said the arrest was part of a crackdown on drugs, prostitution and weapons in the city. At about 4:15 p.m., members of New London vice unit, the statewide narcotics task force and the police patrol division attempted to stop a suspect on Williams Street. Officers had information that the suspect was a large-scale heroin dealer in the city, Dittman said.Dittman said Fisher initially attempted to flee the scene, but was stopped by traffic congestion on Williams Street in the vicinity of Mohegan Avenue.Police said they found him in possession of the heroin and $400 in cash. Three juveniles, possibly relatives, ages 8, 11 and 15, were in the vehicle at the time of the arrest, police said. Police seized the vehicle.Fisher was held on a $250,000 bond and is scheduled to be arraigned in New London Superior Court today.

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Damian Bryant

Damian Bryant, 33, who had a prior drug-dealing conviction, faces 10 years to life in prison and a fine of up to $4 million when he is sentenced April 11 for possession with intent to distribute five grams or more of cocaine base.
Police said they made several controlled purchases of crack from Bryant and Danielle Hamilin at the Days Inn on Flanders Road between June and September 2007. On Sept. 14, they executed a search and seizure warrant on two hotel rooms.
Bryant jumped from the second-floor balcony but was quickly apprehended. Hamlin did not attempt to flee.
Bryant was carrying a clear plastic bag containing 13.7 grams of crack and police said they found nearly 200 grams of powder cocaine, an additional 34.3 grams of crack, 3.2 grams of marijuana, $2,794 in U.S. currency and other drug-dealing paraphernalia.
Bryant, who was living on Colman Street in New London at the time of his arrest, had been sentenced to 70 months in prison and three years of supervised release in 2000 in a crack cocaine distribution case in Rhode Island.
Hamilin is being prosecuted in New London Superior Court, where she is scheduled to appear on Wednesday.

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