Jury finds suspected narcotics trafficker guilty of some charges, feds say

NEW HAVEN — A suspected narcotics trafficker has been convicted of some but not all of the offenses he was charged with, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut.

Donell Allick Jr., also known as “D-Nice,” 24, of New Haven, is scheduled to be sentenced June 13, the U.S. attorney’s office said. Allick could face decades in prison at that time, the office said.

Between April and October 2022, Allick conspired with others to distribute fentanyl and crack cocaine in the New Haven area, according to the U.S. attorney’s office. His criminal history includes state convictions for first-degree escape, second-degree assault-serious injury and carrying a pistol or revolver without a permit, the office said. In September and October 2022, the office said, law enforcement officers made controlled purchases of fentanyl from Allick and associate Jourdin Senior.

Investigators conducting a court-authorized search of a home shared by Allick and Senior on Oct. 24, 2022 seized three handguns, extended magazines and quantities of fentanyl and crack cocaine, according to the U.S. attorney’s office. Some of the drugs were packaged “for streetlevel distribution,” the office said. During a related search of Allick’s car, the office said, investigators seized another handgun, a 33-round extended magazine and quantities of fentanyl and crack cocaine.

Allick was arrested on Nov. 10, 2022 and has been detained since, according to the U.S. attorney’s office. He was tried by a federal jury in New Haven, the office said.

Vanessa Roberts Avery, U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced the verdict Tuesday. Allick was found guilty of conspiracy to distribute, and to possess with intent to distribute, fentanyl and crack cocaine; possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of, fentanyl; and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and crack cocaine, the U.S. attorney’s office said. He was found not guilty of possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of, a quantity of fentanyl; possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine; and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, the office said.

Following the trial but before the verdict came back, Allick pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of firearms, according to the U.S. attorney’s office.

Senior, also known as “G,” pleaded guilty March 10 to conspiracy to distribute, and to possess with intent to distribute, fentanyl and crack cocaine, according to the U.S. attorney’s office. He awaits sentencing. the office said.