Providence man to serve 15 years in prison for gang-related drug trafficking, shootings
Rhode Island Attorney General's Office in Cranston. (WLNE)PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — A Providence man has been sentenced to serve 15 years in state ...
Rhode Island Attorney General's Office in Cranston. (WLNE)PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — A Providence man has been sentenced to serve 15 years in state prison for gang-related drug trafficking and several shootings. Janssye Toucet, 35, pleaded guilty to 22 felony counts, including assault with a dangerous weapon, discharge of a firearm while in the commission of a crime of violence, and committing a drive-by shooting. During the year-long investigation, Rhode Island State Police used court-authorized wiretap intercepts to obtain evidence of Toucet's role in the drug trafficking operation and shootings.