Julian Scott, also known as “Ju Sav,” 26, has been sentenced to life in federal prison with an additional mandatory consecutive term of 30 years. The sentence was handed down by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport for offenses related to his involvement in the 960 gang, a violent street gang based in Waterbury.
The announcement was made by David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut; Maureen T. Platt, State’s Attorney for the Waterbury Judicial District; P.J. O’Brien, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; Thomas Greco, Special Agent in Charge of the ATF Boston Field Division; and Waterbury Police Chief Fernando C. Spagnolo.
According to court documents and statements made during the trial, law enforcement agencies including the FBI, ATF, and Waterbury Police have investigated several groups tied to drug trafficking and violence in Waterbury, focusing on the 960 gang. On September 14, 2021, a federal grand jury indicted Scott, Gabriel Pulliam, and fourteen other members of the gang on multiple charges such as racketeering, murder, attempted murder and assault, firearm possession, narcotics trafficking, and obstruction of justice.
Evidence presented at trial showed that Scott participated in several violent acts:
- On October 6, 2018: Scott and others attempted to murder rival gang members in a drive-by shooting at Bank Street and Porter Street; an innocent bystander was wounded.
- On October 11, 2018: In retaliation for a fellow member’s death, Scott and other gang members shot into a crowd killing Fransua Guzman and paralyzing another person.
- On November 18, 2018: Another drive-by shooting resulted in gunshot wounds to two individuals believed to be rival gang members.
Scott and other members promoted their activities through rap videos that glorified violence and drug dealing. Some lyrics referenced actual crimes committed by group members.
Scott had been detained since his arrest on state charges on May 23, 2019. On May 10, 2024, a federal jury found both Scott and Pulliam guilty of conspiracy to engage in racketeering activity; murder under the Violent Crimes in Aid of Racketeering statute; causing death with a firearm related to a crime of violence; attempted murder; assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering; and carrying or using firearms during these crimes. Pulliam was also convicted for conspiracy involving controlled substances.
Pulliam received a life sentence plus ten years on November 5, 2025.
Investigators identified at least ten violent acts committed by members of the gang between 2017 and 2018. All sixteen individuals charged were convicted and sentenced—besides Scott and Pulliam—Zaekwon McDaniel, Tahjay Love, and Malik Bayon also received life sentences.
The investigation was led by multiple agencies including the FBI’s Northern Connecticut Gang Task Force, Waterbury Police Department, ATF, U.S. Marshals Service—with assistance from local police departments across Connecticut as well as state forensic laboratories.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Geoffrey M. Stone, John T. Pierpont Jr., Natasha M. Freismuth along with Supervisory Assistant State’s Attorney Don E. Therkildesen Jr., Deputy Assistant State’s Attorney Alexandra Arroyo (cross-designated as Special Assistant U.S. Attorneys).
This prosecution is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) and Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) programs.
