A Bridgeport, Conn., man was sentenced to life in prison for his role in the murder of three Bridgeport residents in August 2005.
Azikiwe Aquart, aka ‘Z’ and ‘Ziggy,’ 32, pleaded guilty on August 26, 2011, to three counts of murder in aid of racketeering.
According to court documents, statements made in court and evidence introduced during the spring 2011 trial of Azibo Aquart, Azikiwe Aquart’s brother, Azikiwe Aquart was the founder and leader of a drug trafficking group that primarily sold crack cocaine out of an apartment building on Charles Street in Bridgeport.
Azibo Aquart and his associates participated in acts of violence, such as threats and assaults, to maintain their control over the group’s drug distribution activities at the Charles Street Apartments.
On the morning of August 24, 2005, Azibo Aquart, Azikiwe Aquart and others entered an apartment at the Charles Street housing facility and murdered James Reid, Tina Johnson and Basil Williams.
The three victims were bound with duct tape and brutally beaten to death with baseball bats.
Azikiwe Aquart was sentenced to life in prison by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill on Monday.
This case was investigated by the FBI, Bridgeport Police Department, Connecticut State Police, Connecticut Department of Correction’s Intelligence Unit, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement – Homeland Security Investigations, U.S. Marshals Service, Bridgeport States Attorney’s Office and U.S. Attorney’s Office.
This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Tracy L. Dayton, Peter D. Markle, Alina P. Reynolds of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut, and Trial Attorney Jacabed Rodriguez-Coss of the Criminal Division’s Capital Case Unit.
Azikiwe Aquart, Azikiwe Aquart’s full name, is the defendant in this case.
The exact criminal charges are three counts of murder in aid of racketeering.
The city and state are Bridgeport, Connecticut.
The exact date of the crime is August 24, 2005.
Azikiwe Aquart was sentenced to life in prison on Monday, the exact date not specified.
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Key Facts
- State: Connecticut
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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