Bridgeport, Connecticut – In a significant blow to the city’s gang activity, four Bridgeport men have been indicted for murder and racketeering in connection with their involvement in the East End gang.
The indictment, which was returned on January 19 and unsealed yesterday, charges Keishawn Donald, 19, Trevon Wright, also known as ‘Tre,’ 19, Kyrin Dangerfield, 24, and Eric Hayes, also known as ‘Heavyweight Champ,’ 24, with conspiring to engage in a pattern of racketeering activity, including drug trafficking, murder and attempted murder.
According to court documents, the East End gang distributed heroin, crack cocaine, marijuana and Percocet pills; used and shared firearms; and committed murder and other acts of violence against rival gang members and other individuals. The gang members also celebrated their criminal conduct on social media websites such as Facebook and YouTube, and committed acts of intimidation and made threats to deter potential witnesses to their crimes and to protect gang members and associates from detection and prosecution by law enforcement authorities.
Among the violent acts committed by the gang, the indictment alleges that Donald shot and killed Eric Heard, a.k.a. ‘Fetti,’ a member and associate of the Greene Homes Boyz gang on January 30, 2018. Wright is accused of shooting and attempting to kill Marquis Isreal, a.k.a. ‘Garf’ or ‘Gbaby,’ a member and associate of the Original North End gang on September 18, 2019. Wright is also accused of shooting and attempting to kill Arvan Smith, a.k.a. ‘Arv Barkley,’ an associate of the Original North End gang on December 8, 2019.
Wright was arrested yesterday and appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge William I. Garfinkel via videoconference and is detained. Donald, Dangerfield and Hayes were previously detained and are in federal or state custody.
If convicted, Donald, Wright and Dangerfield face a maximum term of imprisonment of life, and Hayes faces a maximum term of imprisonment of 20 years.
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Key Facts
- State: Connecticut
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Violent Crime|Organized Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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