Overview
- U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport sentenced 33-year-old Ronnell Rogers to 72 months in federal prison with three years of supervised release.
- The term includes 63 months for distributing fentanyl and another 9 months for violating a prior supervised-release order tied to earlier narcotics and firearm cases.
- Police arrested Rogers after a traffic stop that followed a controlled fentanyl purchase in May 2024, recovering fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, and heroin packaged for sale.
- New Haven police said some seized meth pills were pressed into cartoon shapes resembling Mario and could be mistaken for candy, creating a risk for children and other unintended users.
- Rogers pleaded guilty in October 2025 after an earlier release in March 2024, and officials note that pop-culture-branded pills have surfaced before, including reports from New York in 2022.