Bridgeport & Stamford Police Arrest Parolee On Gun, Drug Charges Following Joint Investigation

BRIDGEPORT, CT — A joint investigation by Bridgeport and Stamford police led to the arrest of a 30-year-old parolee on multiple gun and drug charges Wednesday, authorities said.

Joseph Humphrey, of Stamford, was arrested after task force officers executed a search warrant at his Stamford apartment, with assistance from emergency services units from both police departments.

During the search, police seized an illegal firearm, ammunition and drugs packaged for sale, according to authorities.

According to Stamford police, the gun, a Springfield Armory "XD-40" .40 caliber semi-automatic handgun with a high-capacity magazine, had been reported stolen.

Additionally, more than 140 folds of fentanyl, additional loose fentanyl and crack cocaine were seized, according to Stamford police.

"Our Task Force Officers, Patrol Officers, and Detectives are regularly taking dangerous individuals off the streets," Bridgeport Police Chief Roderick Porter said in a statement. "I am proud, and I know our citizens are as well."

Humphrey, who has ties to both Bridgeport and Stamford, was released from prison earlier this year after spending more than a decade behind bars in connection with a first-degree manslaughter conviction.

He faces eight charges from this week's arrest:

• Criminal possession of a firearm
• Criminal possession of ammunition
• Illegal transfer of a firearm
• Theft of a firearm
• Illegal possession of a high-capacity magazine
• Possession of narcotics
• Possession of narcotics with intent to sell
• Operating a drug factory

Bond for Humphrey was set at $250,000. He was detained by the Connecticut State Department of Parole and is expected to be returned to the custody of the Department of Correction.

He is scheduled to appear in Stamford Superior Court Nov. 18.