Gang News
Man gets life in Officer Holley murder after testifying to unsubstantiated gang hit, police conspiracy
https://www.baltimoresun.com/2024/06/04/man-given-two-life-sentences-in-murder-of-baltimore-police-officer-keona-holley-and-another-man/ Elliot Knox stood up to address a judge facing the prospect of life in prison and repeated calls from the relatives of two people he was convicted of killing to tell them why he did it. Knox spent an hour at his sentencing Tuesday reciting chilling details of the 2021 fatal shootings of Baltimore…
Read MoreBaltimore rapper YGG Tay sentenced to 25 years in federal prison on conspiracy charges
https://www.baltimoresun.com/2024/07/10/baltimore-rapper-ygg-tay-sentenced-25-years-conspiracy-charges/ Baltimore rapper YGG Tay, whose real name is Davante Harrison, was sentenced Tuesday to 25 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to allegedly paying $10,000 to a member of the Black Guerilla Family to kill a man. Harrison, 29, of Baltimore, was charged with one count of racketeering conspiracy by the U.S. District…
Read MoreFOX45 News: Another guilty plea given in federal racketeering case linking BGF to former Safe Streets site
https://www.baltimoresun.com/2024/07/11/fox45-news-another-guilty-plea-given-in-federal-racketeering-case-linking-bgf-to-former-safe-streets-site/ Another man connected to a notorious Baltimore gang pleaded guilty in federal court to racketeering conspiracy Wednesday, marking the latest following the indictment of six people in 2022. David Warren pleaded guilty to one count of racketeering conspiracy connected to the Black Guerilla Family gang, or BGF. Court documents indicate Warren was involved in…
Read MoreJudge removed from long-running gang and racketeering case against rapper Young Thug and others
https://www.baltimoresun.com/2024/07/15/judge-removed-from-long-running-gang-and-racketeering-case-against-rapper-young-thug-and-others-2/ ATLANTA (AP) — The judge overseeing the long-running racketeering and gang prosecution against Young Thug and others has been removed from the case after two defendants sought his recusal, citing a meeting the judge held with prosecutors and a state witness. Fulton County Superior Court Chief Judge Ural Glanville had put the case in…
Read MoreLeader of Colombian criminal organization apprehended in College Park
https://www.baltimoresun.com/2024/08/05/colombian-apprehended-college-park-ice/?clearUserState=true A leader of a Colombian criminal organization who is wanted for homicide, arms trafficking and aggravated theft charges in that South American nation has been apprehended by officers from Enforcement and Removal Operations Baltimore, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The 29-year-old from Colombia was apprehended July 31 at his College Park residence…
Read MoreFayetteville Crip Gangster Sentenced to Prison for Illegal Firearm Possession
https://www.justice.gov/usao-ednc/pr/fayetteville-crip-gangster-sentenced-prison-illegal-firearm-possession RALEIGH, N.C. – A Fayetteville Crip gang member was sentenced to 77 months in prison for possession of a firearm by a felon after being found with several guns. On November 29, 2023, Demarco McLucas, age 22, pled guilty to the charge. According to court documents and other information presented in court, on February…
Read MoreBloods gang member sentenced in Triangle machine-gun shooting
https://www.kilgorenewsherald.com/bloods-gang-member-sentenced-in-triangle-machine-gun-shooting/article_2505b58d-da64-5488-a7d5-2526def815be.html A judge on Thursday sentenced a Bloods gang member to nearly three decades in prison for opening fire with a machine gun on a home in Triangle last year, wounding a woman inside and narrowly missing a police detective and bystander outside.Prince William County Circuit Court Judge Carroll Weimer sentenced Sean Hughes, 20, of…
Read MoreFayetteville Felon with Rifles, Drugs, and Cash Sentenced to Six Years
https://www.justice.gov/usao-ednc/pr/fayetteville-felon-rifles-drugs-and-cash-sentenced-six-years RALEIGH, N.C. – A Fayetteville man was sentenced to 80 months in prison for possessing multiple firearms, as well as several high-capacity rifle magazines. On December 13, 2023, Jon Alan Davis, age 40, pled guilty to the charges. According to court documents and other information presented in court, on June 5, 2022, officers from…
Read More“Ghostface Gangster” Sentenced to 30 Years for Supplying Meth to a Raleigh-based DTO Run by a Leader of the Pagan Motorcycle Gang
https://www.justice.gov/usao-ednc/pr/ghostface-gangster-sentenced-30-years-supplying-meth-raleigh-based-dto-run-leader WILMINGTON, N.C. – A Georgia Ghostface Gangster member was sentenced today to 360 months in prison for supplying a Raleigh-based drug trafficking organization (DTO) led by a national leader of the Pagan Motorcycle Club with methamphetamine. On November 29, 2023, Ted Cannon, aka “Bam,” pled guilty to one charge of conspiracy to distribute and…
Read MoreU.S. Attorney’s Office Partners With Area Nonprofit to Raise Awareness About Human Trafficking
RALEIGH, N.C. – United States Attorney Michael Easley is partnering with the local chapter of A21 to host a training to raise awareness and provide tools on how to recognize and combat human trafficking. The training is being held on July 30, a day proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly to be “World Day…
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