8 members of ’59 Hoover’ gang convicted in Howard County, say officials

https://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/howard-county-provides-update-on-59-hoover-local-gang-case ELLICOTT CITY, Md. (WBFF) — Howard County announced that members of the “59 Hoover” gang have been convicted of charges ranging from drugs to murder, according to Howard County State’s Attorney Rich Gibson. ALSO READ – Howard County Police investigating domestic homicide and related fatal pedestrian crash One man faces the possibility of life…

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Enforcement and Removal Operations Baltimore arrests unlawfully present Salvadoran gang member convicted of assault in Maryland.

BALTIMORE — Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Baltimore apprehended a 23-year-old noncitizen who was convicted of an assault in Maryland in 2022. Deportation officers from ERO Baltimore’s Fugitive Operations Team arrested the Salvadoran national, who is an MS-13 gang member, on Feb. 6 near his residence in Riverdale. “This Salvadoran gang member has not only…

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Two members of Baltimore’s ’39 Babies’ gang plead guilty.

https://www.aol.com/m/31ff31d3-2733-3031-b83b-da72329602ae/two-members-of-baltimore-s.html Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown announced the guilty pleas and sentencing of Karon Johnson and Pierre Briggs, two members of the “39 Babies” gang. Johnson and Briggs, both 23 years old and are from Baltimore, will be sentenced on charges including participation in a criminal organization and associated firearms violations.

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Teenage brothers sentenced to life in prison for gang-related Germantown murder.

https://news.yahoo.com/teenage-brothers-sentenced-life-prison-035926265.html MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. – Brothers, Malik and Malachi Hney, were sentenced to life in prison Tuesday with all but 30 years suspended. The murder stemmed from a feud between a Gaithersburg gang and a Germantown gang. Malchi, 18, and his brother Malik, 17, were found guilty of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder for the…

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6 suspects indicted, including 2 minors, in organized crime ring linked to Baltimore carjackings.

https://www.wbaltv.com/article/organized-crime-ring-indictments-baltimore-carjackings/46991997 BALTIMORE —The Maryland attorney general and Baltimore police announced indictments of six people who are believed to be part of an organized crime ring responsible for a string of crimes across the city. Investigators said the suspects — two of whom are minors — are charged with multiple criminal counts, including participation in a…

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MS-13 Gang Member Sentenced to 26 Years in Federal Prison for a Racketeering Conspiracy, Including a Murder in Maryland

https://www.justice.gov/usao-md/pr/ms-13-gang-member-sentenced-26-years-federal-prison-racketeering-conspiracy-including Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis today sentenced MS-13 member Kevin Alexander Castillo Calderon, a/k/a “Fantasma,” “Ghost,” “Eterno,” and “Josue Argueta Gonzalez,” age 25, of Adelphi, Maryland, to 26 years in federal prison for a racketeering conspiracy, including a murder, connected to his participation in La Mara Salvatrucha, a transnational criminal enterprise…

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Tulsa Gang Member Sentenced for Second Degree Murder.

https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndok/pr/tulsa-gang-member-sentenced-second-degree-murder U.S. District Judge Gregory K. Frizzell sentenced Sir Michael Morgan, Jr., 20, of Tulsa to 210 months imprisonment, followed by5 years of supervised release for Second Degree Murder in Indian Country. “Gang rivalry and gun violence resulted in the senseless death of Isaiah Jones,” said U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. “Today’s sentence reflects this defendant’s…

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Federal Jury in Bridgeport Finds 4 Members of Violent Waterbury Gang Guilty.

https://www.justice.gov/usao-ct/pr/federal-jury-bridgeport-finds-4-members-violent-waterbury-gang-guilty A federal jury in Bridgeport today found TAHJAY LOVE, also known as “Goon,” 25; ZAEKWON McDANIEL, also known as “Gap” and “Yung Gap,” 25; MALIK BAYON, also known as “Pop” and “Dirt,” 27; and JAMES GRAHAM, also known as “Little Cuz,” 24, guilty of offenses related their participation in the 960 gang, a violent…

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Teen Admits Role in Several New Haven Gang Shootings, Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Charge

https://www.justice.gov/usao-ct/pr/teen-admits-role-several-new-haven-gang-shootings-pleads-guilty-racketeering-charge DEVIN SUGGS, also known as “JB,” 19, of New Haven, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in New Haven to a racketeering offense stemming from his role in a violent New Haven street gang. Today’s announcement was made by Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut;…

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Gangster Disciples Assistant Chief Enforcer Sentenced to Life in Prison for Gang-Related Murders

https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdga/pr/gangster-disciples-assistant-chief-enforcer-sentenced-life-prison-gang-related-murders MACON, Ga. – A high-ranking member of the Gangster Disciples convicted of a murderous conspiracy stemming from gang-related retribution that resulted in the shooting deaths of three Athens, Georgia, men was sentenced to life in federal prison without parole today. Lesley Chappell Green, aka “Grip,” 35, of Stone Mountain, was sentenced to life in…

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