Four Hartford residents have been indicted on federal charges related to the trafficking of firearms and narcotics, according to an announcement by 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 are from Hartford.
Court documents state that in June 2025, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) began investigating Baez and other armed drug traffickers operating around Evergreen Avenue in Hartford. Both Baez and Moody lived in this area. Between June and October 2025, undercover ATF agents made several controlled purchases of fentanyl—including batches mixed with carfentanil or additives such as xylazine and tramadol—from Baez, Lewis, and Moody. Agents also purchased 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.”
On October 15, 2025, all four defendants were arrested on federal criminal complaints. During searches conducted that day at Hutley’s residence on Sisson Avenue, authorities found two gun magazines and ammunition; at Lewis’s home on New Britain Avenue they discovered a .357 magnum revolver.
A federal grand jury in New Haven returned a 16-count indictment against the defendants on October 28, 2028. The indictment charges Baez, Lewis, and Moody with conspiracy to distribute—and possession with intent to distribute—controlled substances. If convicted: Baez faces a mandatory minimum sentence of five years up to a maximum of forty years imprisonment; Lewis faces between ten years’ minimum up to life imprisonment; Moody could receive up to twenty years imprisonment. Additional counts include possession with intent to distribute and distribution of controlled substances.
Baez, Lewis, and Hutley also face charges for firearms trafficking conspiracy and firearms trafficking; Lewis and Hutley are charged with unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon—each count carrying up to fifteen years’ imprisonment.
All four men have been detained since their arrests. They appeared in Hartford federal court yesterday where they pleaded not guilty.
U.S. Attorney Sullivan emphasized: “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 assistance from the Connecticut State Police. Assistant U.S. Attorney Geoffrey M. Stone is prosecuting.
This prosecution falls under Operation Take Back America—a national initiative led by the Department of Justice aimed at combating illegal immigration networks as well as cartels and transnational criminal organizations while leveraging resources from programs such as Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) and Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN).
