A Huntington man and admitted Bloods gang member was sentenced Wednesday to 27 years in federal prison for his role in a nearly 50-round shooting at a Southampton house party and for selling fentanyl that caused a fatal overdose.
Joshua Crowell, 32, also known as “Twiggy,” was sentenced Aug. 12 by U.S. District Judge Gary R. Brown in Central Islip, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York.
Crowell pleaded guilty in October 2025 to assault in aid of racketeering and distribution of fentanyl resulting in death.
Federal prosecutors said Crowell was an avowed member of the Bloodhound Brims set of the Bloods street gang and participated in gang-related violence and drug trafficking.
In March 2021, Crowell traveled with another Bloods member and an associate to a party hosted by rival gang members at a rental home in Southampton, prosecutors said.
The three opened fire on the residence using two pistols and an AK-47-style assault rifle, firing nearly 50 rounds, according to federal court filings.
Three partygoers were struck and injured. All three survived.
Crowell also participated with several co-conspirators in a drug trafficking network that operated for years and sold fentanyl, heroin and cocaine, prosecutors said.
Authorities said at least three people overdosed after buying fentanyl from Crowell. One died after using fentanyl he supplied, while two others survived overdoses.
U.S. Attorney Joseph Nocella Jr. said Crowell’s conduct combined gang violence with the sale of lethal drugs and resulted in three shooting victims, one fatal overdose and two additional overdose victims.
Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney said the Southampton shooting could have resulted in far more deaths given the number of rounds fired and people present.
Suffolk County Police Commissioner Kevin Catalina said Crowell placed financial gain and gang status ahead of public safety.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney James R. Simmons and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Donald N. Barclay through the Criminal Section of the U.S. Attorney’s Office’s Long Island Division.
