Amire Newsome, 22, also known as “Mire,” was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison and three years of supervised release for his involvement with a violent Bridgeport street gang. The sentencing took place before U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport.
The announcement was made by David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut; Joseph T. Corradino, State’s Attorney for the Fairfield Judicial District; Bridgeport Police Chief Roderick Porter; P.J. O’Brien, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; Bryan DiGirolamo, Acting Special Agent in Charge, ATF Boston Field Division; Jarod Forget, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England; and Acting U.S. Marshal John Iverson.
According to court documents and statements made during proceedings, law enforcement agencies including the FBI, ATF, DEA, U.S. Marshals Service, Connecticut State Police and Bridgeport Police have been investigating several gangs based in Bridgeport involved in narcotics trafficking and violent crimes such as murder. Newsome was identified as a member of the Original North End (“O.N.E.”) gang from Trumbull Gardens in Bridgeport. The gang targeted rival groups like the East End gang, East Side gang, West End gang, and PT Barnum gang through acts of violence.
Members of O.N.E., including Newsome, were involved in robbing drug dealers and customers, selling narcotics, stealing vehicles both inside and outside Connecticut—often using those vehicles to commit additional crimes—and used social media platforms to coordinate their activities.
Investigators found that Newsome possessed firearms with extended magazines and sold multiple types of drugs. He also participated with other O.N.E. members in stealing vehicles that were later used in shootings linked to gang activity and conspired to kill rivals.
On March 25, 2020, Newsome and fellow member Tyiese Warren stole a car outside a Citgo station at 2000 Barnum Avenue in Stratford while dragging its owner several hundred yards as he tried to stop them. They then carjacked another vehicle at gunpoint in Bridgeport before committing an armed robbery at the same Citgo store minutes later—taking cash from the register and a cellphone from an employee—and went on to steal three more cars that night.
Further investigation revealed that Newsome conspired with Jahaz Langston to murder rival gang members. On March 7, 2021, they shot and seriously injured the mother of two rivals as she drove on I-95.
Newsome has been detained since his arrest on August 10, 2021. He pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy on August 16, 2023.
Warren and Langston also pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy charges. Warren received a sentence of 40 years imprisonment on March 9, 2022; Langston was sentenced to just over 15 years on April 17, 2025.
Authorities report that about 47 individuals associated with various Bridgeport gangs have been convicted through this investigation—which has resolved eight murders and roughly twenty attempted murders.
The case was investigated by multiple federal agencies working together with local police departments across Connecticut and neighboring states such as New York. It is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Karen L. Peck, Jocelyn C. Kaoutzanis, Stephanie T. Levick, and Rahul Kale.
This prosecution falls under initiatives like Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), Project Longevity and Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF).
