Priest’s alleged drug accomplice due in court

CONNECTICUT
WPRI

Published : Monday, 04 Feb 2013

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut man accused of dealing methamphetamine with a now-suspended Roman Catholic priest is facing arraignment in federal court.

Fifty-two-year-old Kenneth Devries of Waterbury is due in U.S. District Court in Hartford on Monday. His lawyer told the Connecticut Post (http://bit.ly/WNXqfb) that his client will plead not guilty to conspiring to distribute methamphetamine.

Five people were charged in the alleged drug-dealing conspiracy last month, including Monsignor Kevin Wallin of Waterbury. Authorities say the drug dealing involved shipments of meth to Connecticut from California.

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