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Defendant was Hired by Co-Conspirator to Target Rival in Northeast Baltimore; Defendant Received Payment Through Coconspirator’s Intermediary Following AttackBaltimore, Maryland – Wayne Prince, a/k/a “Taz,” age 24, of Baltimore pleaded guilty today to conspiring to participate in a violent racketeering enterprise known as the Black Guerilla Family (“BGF”) gang. The guilty plea was announced by…

Four people with gang ties have been arrested in connection to a Christmas Day shooting that left a 6-year-old child injured, the Mountain View Police Department announced on Thursday. On Dec. 25, a robbery occurred at the 7-Eleven located at 1905 Latham Street. A necklace was stolen. Later that day, police said, a shooting occurred…

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Maryland Gov. Wes Moore outlined three measures on Tuesday that he is prioritizing to improve public safety, including a new statewide center to help prevent gun violence. The governor held a news conference to discuss the bills a day before the Maryland General Assembly gathers for its 90-day legislative session. Lords and…

Eleven member of a Jersey City gang associated with the Marion Gardens Housing Complex are facing maximum sentences of life in prison for their roles in a violent racketeering and drug trafficking conspiracy. According to U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger, the conspiracy resulted in the murders of three rival gang members and hundreds of drug…

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A judge set bail Tuesday at $750,000 for a former Los Angeles-area gang leader charged with orchestrating the killing of hip-hop legend Tupac Shakur in 1996 and said he can serve house arrest with electronic monitoring ahead of his trial in June. Court-appointed attorneys for Duane “Keffe D” Davis told The…

The leader of the MS-13 20th Street clique, Elmer Rodriguez, known on the streets as “Gordo,” was sentenced to life behind bars. In a case that sheds light on the ruthless acts of gang violence plaguing communities, Rodriguez has been convicted of racketeering conspiracy, the murders, and attempted murder that terrorized residents for years. In…

Melvi Amador-Rios, a.k.a. “Letal” and “Pinky,” Also Sentenced for Ordering a Non-Fatal Shooting That Left Victim Paralyzed and Participating in Multiple Armed RobberiesEarlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Melvi Amador-Rios, a leader of the Centrales Locos Salvatruchas (CLS) clique of La Mara Salvatrucha, also known as MS-13, a transnational criminal organization, was sentenced by…

The deaths of two men just hours apart in Silver Spring, Maryland, in November are both gang related, prosecutors say. Montgomery County State’s Attorney John McCarthy said a planned gang execution took place about 6 p.m. Nov. 9 in a ravine behind an apartment complex on Piney Branch Road. “The reason that we are now…

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Hundreds of MS-13 gang members are currently active in Maryland. The gang is known for its brutality; using machetes to behead vulnerable, young victims. While they’ve been mostly active in D.C. suburbs, MS-13 is increasingly spreading into the Baltimore area. Last July, MS-13 gang members stalked a man in Towson. Ten people…

Co-Defendant Sentenced to Six Years for His Participation in the GangGreenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis sentenced Hernan Yanes-Rivera, a/k/a “Recio,” age 22, of Adelphi, Maryland, on July 28, 2023, to 22 years in federal prison, and sentenced Agustino Eugenio Rivas Rodriguez, a/k/a “Terrible,” age 26, of Silver Spring, Maryland, today to 16…