Criminology and Psychology

M. Hogsett, 26, might walk free from jail within a week, said Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Thomas Knoll Jr. If she qualifies for home incarceration, Hogsett may shed her orange jumpsuit for an electronic monitor, Knoll said. Authorities arrested Hogsett in August 2009, a month after an informant alerted authorities to her dealings with inmates. Later that month, an investigator searched Hogsett’s yellow pickup truck, finding letters, addresses, plastic baggies and balloons.Authorities identified Hogsett’s co-conspirators as Anthony Dwayne Roach, 33, who organized and operated the ring from inside prison walls, and Charles Daniel Koberstein Jr., 33, and Kevin Lee Gregory, 39.But Roach’s outside help involved more people than Hogsett, according to court records.Investigators used phone call recordings, text message records and money orders to link Hogsett to Kelly Tianna Morris, Roach’s outside drug source, the records state.According to notes from the investigation, Roach worked as...

D’Shaun Watson, 26, 11 De Koven Drive, was arrested following a motor vehicle stop on Vine Street at 2:13 p.m. After a check with the state Department of Motor Vehicles, it was determined that the suspect was driving a car while his license was under suspension. Watson was placed under arrest and searched.Police allegedly discovered a plastic bag containing 13.3 grams of cocaine in Watson’s pocket, along with four baggies of marijuana later found to be laced with PCP, police said. The drugs found were pre-packaged for selling, officers said.Watson was charged with possession of a hallucinogenic substance, possession of cocaine, possession of drugs with intent to sell and possession within 1,500 feet of a school zone. He appeared in Middletown Superior Court Friday, where court officials said he was expected to be served with an additional arrest warrant out of Hartford.Judge Elpedio Vitale set bond at $75,000 and continued the case to Feb. 5.Watson is currently out on bond for prior ar...