'Ringleader' sentenced to 15 years for orchestrating shootings, drug trafficking

PROVIDENCE – A Superior Court judge this week sentenced a North Providence man authorities cast as the ringleader behind narcotics trafficking and ...

November 25, 2022
4:18 AM

PROVIDENCE – A Superior Court judge this week sentenced a North Providence man authorities cast as the ringleader behind narcotics trafficking and the shootings of rival gang members to serve 15 years in prison.Janssye Toucet, 35, pleaded guilty this week to 22 felony counts, including assault with a dangerous weapon, discharging a firearm while committing a crime of violence, committing a drive-by shooting, and possession of a firearm after having previously been convicted of a crime of violence, among other charges.

Katie Mulvaney