Police Arrest New London Man in Wake of Stabbing at Mohegan Sun Casino

A grand jury in New Haven returned an indictment Tuesday, May 24, charging 35-year-old Ellsworth Robertson of New London and Hartford with narcotics and firearms offenses.

Robertson, also known as "S," was arrested on a federal criminal complaint May 18 of this year. The complaint alleges that on Nov. 7, 2015, Robertson was found to be in possession of distribution quantities of cocaine and crack cocaine in the wake of a stabbing incident at the Mohegan Sun casino.

Following his federal arrest, a court-authorized search of Robertson's New London apartment allegedly revealed more than two kilograms of cocaine, a quantity of heroin, thousands of dollars in U.S. currency, and other drug evidence.

The indictment charges Robertson with the following:

• Possession with intent to distribute cocaine
• Possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine
• Possession with intent to distribute heroin
• Use of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense
• Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon

If convicted of the above charges, Robertson faces:

• A maximum term of imprisonment of 20 years for possessing cocaine and heroin
• A mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of five years for possessing 500 grams or more of heroin
• A mandatory consecutive term of imprisonment of at least five years for possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense
• A maximum term of imprisonment of 10 years for possession of a firearm by a previously convicted felon

A separate warrant has been issued for Robertson for alleged violation of his federal supervised release. On May 20, 2008, Robertson was convicted in federal court for possession with intent to distribute cocaine base-crack, according to a release from Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut.

He was sentenced to 70 months of imprisonment for that offense and was on supervised releases when he is alleged to have committed the offenses charged in the indictment.

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