Lucky player grabs $30K win at local Bridgeport retailer
A lottery player in Bridgeport claimed a $30,000 prize after purchasing a winning $30,000 Cashword scratch-off ticket, according to prize records dated May 5. The ticket was sold at Amg Retail I…
Bridgeport Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Federal Racketeering Charge
JAMAR TRAYLOR, also known as “J-Hop,” 22, of Bridgeport, pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to a racketeering charge stemming from his participation in a violent…
Gang Member Involved in Bridgeport Courthouse Shooting Sentenced to More Than 15 Years in Prison
ASANTE GAINES, also known as “Santi,” 25, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven to 190 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of…
Bridgeport Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun Charge
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that LAMAIN HEARD, 31, of Bridgeport, pleaded guilty today in Hartford federal court to unlawful possession of a firearm and…
Gang Member Sentenced to More Than 8 Years for Drug Trafficking, Role in Bridgeport Courthouse Shooting
DESTINE CALDERON, 27, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven to 97 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for his…
13-Year-Old Reported Missing in Bridgeport
BRIDGEPORT, CT – The Bridgeport Police Department has reported that 13-year-old Sommer Hinds has been reported missing after leaving her house Friday night. She never returned home. “Sommer’s father states his daughter…
Bridgeport Gang Member Involved in Multiple Shootings Sentenced to More Than 17 Years in Prison
UNDREA KIRKLAND, also known as “Spooda,” 25, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven to 210 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of…
Foster Child Kidnapped by Biological Father in Bridgeport Park
BRIDGEPORT, CT – A foster child was at the park at Went Field with his foster parent in the area of Wordin Avenue and Hanover Street. The foster parent reported that the…
Gang Member Involved in Bridgeport Courthouse Shooting Sentenced to More Than 15 Years in Prison
LAHEEM JONES, also known as “Heemie,” 27, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven to 190 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of…
Bridgeport Man Sentenced to 42 Months in Prison for Illegally Possessing Firearms
Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that REYS ALFREDO VASQUEZ, 30, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to…
Bridgeport Man Admits Committing Robberies in Stratford and New Haven
Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that LATRELL S. MOORE, 32, of Bridgeport, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S.…
Bridgeport Man Charged with Gun Trafficking Offenses
Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and James Ferguson, Special Agent in Charge, ATF Boston Field Division, announced that BRANNON WINSTON, 22, of Bridgeport, was arrested today…
Bridgeport Gang Member Involved in Courthouse Shootings Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison
DIOMIE BLACKWELL, also known as “Yamo,” 25, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven to 180 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of…
Bridgeport Tax Return Preparer Pleads Guilty
Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Joleen D. Simpson, Special Agent in Charge of IRS Criminal Investigation in New England, announced that TORISE BAKER, 38, of…
Bridgeport Heroin Distributor Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison
Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that RAY FONTANEZ, also known as “Pun,” 34, of Bridgeport, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Alvin W.…
Bridgeport Gang Member Sentenced to 40 Years for Murder, Role in Courthouse Shooting, Other Violence
TYIESE WARREN, also known as “Loose Screw,” 21, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 480 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of…
Bridgeport Gang Member Sentenced to More Than 17 Years in Prison for Role in Courthouse Shooting
MARQUIS ISREAL, also known as “Garf” or “Gbaby,” 25, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven to 210 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of…
Bridgeport Gang Member Involved in 2 Shootings Sentenced to More Than 8 Years in Federal Prison
JACQUON BENEJAN, also known as “Blick,” 20, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven to 97 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of…
Bridgeport Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison
Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ANTHONY FIGUEROA-GONZALEZ, 29, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to…
Bridgeport Gang Member Sentenced to 78 Months for Federal Gun Possession Offense
Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that CHAZ DEAR, also known as “Spazz,” 24, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L.…
Bridgeport Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Attempted Enticement of a Minor
PEORIA, Ill. – A Bridgeport, Illinois, man, Billy Joe Kocher, 49, of the 300 block of Olive Street, was sentenced on October 20, 2021, to 10 years in prison, to be followed…