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 the Original North End (O.N.E.), 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 FBI; Bryan DiGirolamo, Acting Special Agent in Charge, ATF Boston Field Division; Jarod Forget, Special Agent in Charge of the DEA 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 that are involved in drug trafficking and acts of violence. Newsome was identified as a member of O.N.E., which operated primarily out of Trumbull Gardens and engaged in violent activities against rival gangs such as East End gang, East Side gang, West End gang, and PT Barnum gang. Members also committed robberies targeting drug dealers and others, sold drugs, stole cars from within Connecticut and other states—often using them to commit further crimes—and used social media to coordinate their activities.
Investigators found evidence through social media posts and text messages that Newsome possessed firearms with extended magazines and sold various drugs. He participated with other O.N.E. members in stealing vehicles—some later used for shootings—and conspired to murder rival gang members.
On March 25, 2020, Newsome and fellow O.N.E. member Tyiese Warren stole a car outside a Citgo station at 2000 Barnum Avenue in Stratford while dragging its driver several hundred yards as he tried to stop them. Shortly after this incident they carjacked another vehicle at gunpoint in Bridgeport before robbing the same Citgo store minutes later at gunpoint. That night they stole three additional cars.
Further investigation revealed that Newsome conspired with Jahaz Langston to kill rival gang members and on March 7, 2021 shot and seriously injured the mother of two rivals while 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 both pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy charges as well: Warren received a sentence of 40 years imprisonment on March 9, 2022; Langston was sentenced to over 15 years on April 17, 2025.
In total approximately 47 individuals associated with multiple Bridgeport-based gangs have been convicted through this investigation—which has resolved eight murders and about twenty attempted murders.
The investigation included contributions from multiple agencies: FBI Safe Streets Task Force; ATF; DEA; U.S. Marshals Service; local police departments from several cities across Connecticut as well as New York communities such as Eastchester, Rye and Newburgh; along with assistance from forensic laboratories and postal inspectors.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Karen L. Peck, Jocelyn C. Kaoutzanis, Stephanie T. Levick and Rahul Kale prosecuted the case.
The prosecution is part of ongoing efforts under Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), Project Longevity initiative focused on reducing violence among gangs through coordinated law enforcement actions nationwide by the Department of Justice, as well as Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) programs detailed at justice.gov/ocdetf.
