Man Pleads Guilty To Federal Charge In Lethal Overdose

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – A Connecticut man has pleaded guilty in federal court to distributing heroin that caused a lethal overdose last year.
Thirty-four-year-old Careem Bentley, of Bridgeport, pleaded guilty Monday in connection with the November 2016 death of a 37-year-old Monroe man. Investigators determined the man had purchased heroin from Bentley the night before he died.
Prosecutors say the case is part of a statewide crackdown on people who sell powerful drugs t