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Christian Turner Sentenced to 25 Years in Maine
A New Haven gang member has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for his role in a conspiracy to distribute over 280 grams of cocaine base, commonly referred to as ‘crack’, and to violate federal gun laws.
Christian Turner, 29, formerly of New Haven, Connecticut, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Bangor, Maine by Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr. to 25 years in prison and five years of supervised release. He pleaded guilty to the charges on September 2, 2015.
According to court records, Turner and other conspirators were members of the Red Side Guerilla Brims (‘RSGB’), a New Haven-based street gang affiliated with the Almighty Blood Nation. Between January 2010 and August 2013, the defendant conspired to acquire more than five kilograms of crack in New Haven and to distribute it in Penobscot County and elsewhere in Maine.
Turner and other conspirators sold the crack in multiple half-gram and gram amounts for $40 and $80. Drug proceeds were returned to New Haven and maintained in the gang’s ‘kitty’ that was used to finance gang activities.
Over the same period, Turner obtained 14 handguns through straw purchases at pawnshops in Bangor and Brewer and seven other firearms through private transactions. Turner paid for the guns with cash and drugs. In all, over 25 firearms were illegally acquired and transported back to New Haven where they were transferred to others.
In imposing the lengthy sentence, Judge Woodcock said: ‘the message to those people like members of the Red Side Guerilla Brimms is this: stay away from Bangor.’
The case was investigated by the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency; the New Haven Office of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; and the New Haven Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Robert Spector and Peter Markle of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut assisted in the investigation and prosecution of the case.
Key Facts
- State: Maine
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Organized Crime|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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