John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of
Connecticut, announced that TORRENCE GAMBLE, also known as “Bones” and “Bone,”
46, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant
in Hartford to 92 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised
release, for his participation in a New Haven drug trafficking ring.
According to court documents and statements made in court,
in June 2017, the FBI’s New Haven Safe Streets/Gang Task Force initiated an
investigation into a New Haven drug trafficking organization headed by Jermayne
Butler. The investigation, which
included physical surveillance, 13 controlled purchases of narcotics, and
court-authorized wiretaps on multiple phones, revealed that members of the
organization were distributing crack cocaine and oxycodone in and around New
Haven. Gamble was a trusted associate of
Butler who headed the organization’s crack distribution in the Vernon Street
area of New Haven.
Butler, Gamble and several other members of the organization
were arrested on federal criminal complaints on February 6, 2018. On February 8, 2018, a grand jury in New
Haven returned a 30-count indictment charging 19 individuals with various
offenses.
Gamble’s criminal history includes multiple convictions
related to the sale of drugs, and a conviction for criminal possession of a
firearm.
Gamble has been detained since his arrest. On August 12, 2019, he pleaded guilty to one
count of conspiracy to distribute, and to possess with intent to distribute,
cocaine base. (“crack”).
Butler pleaded guilty on August 9, 2019, and awaits
sentencing.
This matter is being investigated by the FBI’s New Haven
Safe Streets/Gang Task Force, which includes members from the New Haven Police
Department, Milford Police Department, West Haven Police Department and
Connecticut Department of Correction.
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Patrick F.
Caruso and David C. Nelson.
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