A convicted felon has been arrested in connection to a fatal overdose that happened in Naugatuck earlier this year.

Officers responded to a home in Naugatuck on March 23, 2025, and found an unresponsive man in his bedroom. Lifesaving measures were performed and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

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Investigators said they learned the man had a history of drug use and white glassine bags with a white/yellow powdery substance consistent with heroin/fentanyl were found in the man's shorts pocket. Detectives said they also seized a clear plastic bag with crack cocaine inside and the man's cell phone.

A few days later, police said they learned of communications evidence linking 36-year-old Rodney Coriano, of Bridgeport,

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