Four men from Hartford have been indicted on charges related to firearms and narcotics trafficking, according to an announcement from David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Thomas Greco, Special Agent in Charge of the ATF Boston Field Division.
The individuals charged are Antonio Baez, also known as “Fat Boy,” 26; Cory Lewis, also known as “City,” 36; Javon Hutley, 33; and Roger Moody, 42. All four were arrested following an investigation that began in June 2025. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) initiated the inquiry into alleged armed drug traffickers operating near Evergreen Avenue in Hartford.
Between June and October 2025, undercover ATF agents conducted controlled purchases of fentanyl—sometimes mixed with carfentanil or other additives such as xylazine and tramadol—from Baez, Lewis, and Moody. Agents also bought a total of seven firearms from Baez, Lewis, and Hutley.
“The trafficking of guns and drugs, especially when the drugs are fentanyl mixed with extremely toxic additives, are a dangerous combination,” said U.S. Attorney Sullivan. “We remain committed to using federal resources to thwart this criminal behavior and prosecute those involved. I commend ATF for this effective undercover operation. It has made our capital city safer.”
“This investigation targeted members of a criminal organization that endangered the community by trafficking firearms and distributing fentanyl,” said ATF Special Agent in Charge Greco. “ATF enforcement operations will continue to focus on disrupting shooters and those who enable them by providing firearms.”
All four defendants were arrested on October 15, 2025. Law enforcement searched Hutley’s residence on Sisson Avenue and found two gun magazines and ammunition. A search at Lewis’s home on New Britain Avenue resulted in the seizure of a .357 magnum revolver.
On October 28, 2028, a federal grand jury in New Haven returned a 16-count indictment against Baez, Lewis, Hutley, and Moody. Baez, Lewis, and Moody face charges including conspiracy to distribute—and possession with intent to distribute—controlled substances. If convicted: Baez could receive between five years and forty years in prison; Lewis faces ten years to life; Moody could be sentenced up to twenty years.
Additional charges include possession with intent to distribute controlled substances for Baez, Lewis, and Moody; firearms trafficking conspiracy for Baez, Lewis, and Hutley; firearms trafficking for all three; as well as unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon for Lewis and Hutley. Each count carries up to fifteen years’ imprisonment.
Since their arrests last month, all four men have remained detained. They appeared in Hartford federal court yesterday where they pleaded not guilty.
U.S. Attorney Sullivan emphasized that an indictment is not evidence of guilt: “A charge is only an allegation, and each defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.”
The case is being investigated by the ATF with help from the Connecticut State Police. Assistant U.S. Attorney Geoffrey M. Stone is prosecuting the matter.
This prosecution falls under Operation Take Back America—a Department of Justice initiative aimed at combating illegal immigration networks as well as violent crime through efforts coordinated among various federal programs including OCDETF (Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces) and Project Safe Neighborhoods.
