John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of
Connecticut, announced that CLEMENTE HOLMES, also known as “Cavali” and “Vali,”
30, of Hamden, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in
Bridgeport to 24 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised
release, for firearm and narcotics offenses.
According to court documents and statements made in court,
in January 2019, law enforcement made two controlled purchases of narcotics
from Holmes at his Goodrich Street residence.
On January 22, 2019, a court-authorized search of the residence revealed
distribution quantities of fentanyl, heroin and crack cocaine, as well as a
loaded 9mm handgun. Holmes was arrested
on state charges on that date.
In February 2019, investigators made a controlled purchase
of crack cocaine from Holmes, who had posted bond after his state arrest.
Holmes was arrested on a federal criminal complaint on
February 26, 2019. At the time of his
arrest, a search of his residence revealed more heroin packaged for
distribution. He has been detained since
his arrest.
In 2012, Holmes was convicted in state court of sale of
narcotics and possession of a pistol
without a permit.
On September 3, 2019, Holmes pleaded guilty to one count of
possession of a firearm by a previously convicted felon, one count of
possession of heroin, fentanyl and cocaine base (“crack”) with intent to
distribute, and one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug
trafficking crime.
This matter was investigated by the Federal Bureau of
Investigation’s New Haven Safe Streets Gang Task Force and the East Haven,
Hamden and New Haven Police Departments.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Nathaniel J. Gentile.
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