Hartford Gang Member Gets Big Prison Sentence For 2013 Killing: Feds

HARTFORD, CT — A 33-year-old Hartford gang member will be a senior citizen when he is eligible to be released from prison following his sentence for murder Thursday in federal court.

Vanessa Roberts Avery, U.S. attorney for Connecticut, said Antwane Williams-Bey, also known as “Buck,” 33, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Hartford to 36 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release, for the drug-related murder of Valentin Santos Jr., 21, in Hartford on Aug. 12, 2013.

According to the evidence presented during his trial, on Aug. 12, 2013, Williams-Bey, a member of the Orange Street Killas (OSK) street gang, shot and killed Santos, also known as “Macho” and “Ubby,” on Linnmoore Street in Hartford.

Avery said it was in retaliation for a theft of Williams-Bey’s drug stash/money.

Santos was shot approximately 12 times, mostly in the back, she said.

Williams-Bey was found guilty of the offense on Nov. 2, 2022.

Williams-Bey has been detained in federal custody since February 2017 and had been serving an 84-month sentence for distributing heroin and crack cocaine.

While awaiting trial in this murder case, Williams-Bey was charged in the District of Rhode Island for participating in a conspiracy to smuggle synthetic marijuana into the Rhode Island detention center where he was held.

He pleaded guilty and, in February 2024, was sentenced to 24 months of imprisonment for that offense.

For the full announcement of his sentencing, click on this link.