0 CNU conference takes aim at street gangs, discusses ideas for eradication (Newport News, VA): Posted by Randy Crank on March 29, 2018 at 8:03am Paul Taylor was once a legendary — and feared — street gang leader in Newport News. But after serving 23 years in prison for killing his best friend on Buxton Avenue in 1994, Taylor was paroled eight months ago. Now 49, he’s on a mission to keep young people out of gangs and give convicted felons a second chance