Stamford Fentanyl & Cocaine Dealer Pleads Guilty To Federal Gun Crime
Saturday, August 9, 2025, 3:45 P.M. ET. 2 Minute Read, By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,
BRIDGEPORT, CT.- A 29-year-old Stamford, Connecticut, man and known fentanyl and cocaine trafficker will be facing up to life years in federal prison, when sentenced in October, after pleading guilty in Federal Court in Bridgeport, Connecticut, to a federal firearms offense.
According to U.S. Attorney David X. Sullivan, on Friday, August 8, 2025, Christopher Purvis, 29, formerly of Stamford, Connecticut, and currently serving a federal prison term, appeared in the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut and pleaded guilty to Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime.
Purvis Is Scheduled To Be Sentenced In October
Following entering his guilty plea on Friday, the court accepted the plea and scheduled sentencing for October 31, 2025. At that time, Purvis, who is currently serving a 72-month federal term of imprisonment for trafficking fentanyl and cocaine in Northern Vermont, will be facing a mandatory minimum of five years and up to life in federal prison. When sentenced, a U.S. District Court Judge will determine the term of imprisonment based on the seriousness of the offense and Purvis’ prior criminal history.
According To Charging Documents
According to charging documents and statements made during Friday’s plea hearing, on May 7, 2022, members of the New Britain Police Department attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a vehicle in which Purvis was operating. As Police Officers approached the vehicle, Purvis accelerated at a high rate of speed, and a pursuit ensued.
The vehicle crashed a short time later, at which time Purvius and the other occupants fled the vehicle on foot. During a subsequent search of the vehicle, Police Officers located quantities of fentanyl and cocaine. Police Officers additionally located a loaded Glock 9mm semi-automatic handgun inside the vehicle. An on-scene records check of the handgun uncovered that the handgun had been reported stolen.
During a forensic analysis of the firearm, the drug packaging that the fentanyl and cocaine were in revealed the presence of Purvis’ DNA.
