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Ghostface Gangsters busted in Georgia after massive drug trafficking investigation
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2023-01-14T04:35:41.000Z
2023-01-14T04:35:41.000Z
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<p>A massive drug trafficking investigation tied to the Ghostface Gangsters street gang that includes allegations of multiple deaths from illegal drug overdoses resulted in the indictment of 76 individuals Georgia police announced on Wednesday.</p>
<p>Operation Ghost Busted charges 76 defendants with involvement in a drug trafficking conspiracy that distributed large amounts of methamphetamine, fentanyl, heroin, and alprazolam in the greater Glynn County area in Georgia.</p>
<p><span style="font-size:14pt;"><strong>Investigation</strong></span></p>
<p>For over two years, members of the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces, led by the FBI Coastal Georgia Violent Gang Task Force, the Glynn County Police Department, the Brunswick Police Department, the Glynn County Sheriff's Office, and the Camden County Sheriff's Office, collaborated to identify a sprawling drug trafficking network operating in south Georgia counties including Glynn, Pierce, Camden, Wayne, Treutlen, McIntosh, Toombs, Telfair, Dodge, and Ware.</p>
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<p>The conspiracy operated inside and outside state prison facilities with assistance from at least one compromised corrections officer, who worked with a leader of the conspiracy who is serving a life sentence for murder. The conspiracy includes members of the <a href="https://gangstersinc.org/profiles/blogs/street-gangs" target="_blank">Ghostface Gangsters</a> street gang, along with affiliates of the <a href="https://gangstersinc.org/profiles/blogs/prison-gangs-the-aryan-brotherhood" target="_blank">Aryan Brotherhood</a>, Bloods, and Gangster Disciples.</p>
<p>If convicted, the primary conspiracy charge in the indictment carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in prison, and up to life. It should be noted that there is no parole in the federal system. In addition to the primary conspiracy charge naming all 76 defendants, the indictment charges two of the defendants with distribution of illegal drugs – fentanyl and methamphetamine – that resulted in the deaths of three individuals from drug overdoses.</p>
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<p>The 118-count, 133-page indictment – believed to be the largest ever in the Southern District of Georgia – includes the forfeiture of 43 seized firearms, one vehicle, and more than $53,000 in cash. More than three dozen additional defendants face prosecution for state charges as a result of the investigation.</p>
<p><span style="font-size:14pt;"><strong>List of defendants</strong></span></p>
<p>In addition to other charges filed against individual defendants, each one is charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, and a quantity of fentanyl, heroin, and alprazolam. They include:</p>
<p><em> David E. Alvarez, 24, of Townsend, Ga.;</em></p>
<p><em> Garrison A. Bell, 35, of Brunswick, Ga.;</em></p>
<p><em> Desiree M. Briley, 26, of McRae-Helena, Ga.;</em></p>
<p><em> Rachael P. Byrd, a/k/a “Byrd is the Word,” a/k/a “Rachael NeSmith,” 25, of Brunswick, Ga.;</em></p>
<p><em> Terry L. Cason II, 36, of Brunswick, Ga.;</em></p>
<p><em> Tonya C. Cox, a/k/a “Shuge White,” 43, of Brunswick, Ga.;</em></p>
<p><em> Abraham Crews, a/k/a “Abe,” 41, of Waverly, Ga.;</em></p>
<p><em> Hannah G. Croft, 23, of Brunswick, Ga.;</em></p>
<p><em> Michael S. Daniels, 39, of Waynesville, Ga;</em></p>
<p><em> Marissa D. Davis, 31, of Brunswick, Ga.;</em></p>
<p><em> Willie H. Day, 52, of Brunswick, Ga.;</em></p>
<p><em> Ashley Deen, 29, of Brunswick, Ga.;</em></p>
<p><em> Cody M. Demers, a/k/a “Bravo Seven,” 24, of Blackshear, Ga.;</em></p>
<p><em> Skyler T. Drawdy, 24, of Darien, Ga.;</em></p>
<p><em> Taylor D. Drew, 32, of Brunswick, Ga.;</em></p>
<p><em> Joshua A. Drury, 41, of Darien, Ga;</em></p>
<p><em> Jonathan R. Elrod, a/k/a “Brazy Jay,” a/k/a “Jay,” a/k/a “John Boy,” 33, of Blairsville, Ga.;</em></p>
<p><em> Joshua E. Enke, 33, of Brunswick, Ga.;</em></p>
<p><em> Juan C. Everette, a/k/a “Don Juan,” 36, of Brunswick, Ga.;</em></p>
<p><em> Andrew R. Flanagan, a/k/a “Drew,” 35, of Brunswick, Ga.;</em></p>
<p><em> Verdalee D. Flanagan, a/k/a “ Verlee,” 37, of Nahunta, Ga.;</em></p>
<p><em> Alexa B. Foster, a/k/a “Lexa,” 29, of Brunswick, Ga.;</em></p>
<p><em> Theodore Gee, a/k/a “Keno,” 44, of Brunswick, Ga.;</em></p>
<p><em> Chad L. Googe, 40, of Brunswick, Ga.;</em></p>
<p><em> Shawn S. Green, a/k/a “Polo Green,” 42, of Brunswick, Ga.;</em></p>
<p><em> Laura R. Harden, 49, of Brunswick, Ga.;</em></p>
<p><em> John E. Harrison, a/k/a “Johnny,” 25, of Brunswick, Ga.;</em></p>
<p><em> Priscilla Hemingway, a/k/a “Priscilla Carr,” 43, of Brunswick, Ga.;</em></p>
<p><em> Wyndel L. Herndon, 40, of Brunswick, Ga.;</em></p>
<p><em> Britnee V. Houston, 28, of Waynesville, Ga.;</em></p>
<p><em> Timothy W. Hutchinson, a/k/a “Tim,” 58, of Brunswick, Ga.;</em></p>
<p><em> Kenneth W. Lane, a/k/a “Skinny,” 43, of Hortense, Ga.;</em></p>
<p><em> Timothy W. Loper, 35, of Brunswick, Ga.;</em></p>
<p><em> Kenneth Mainor, a/k/a “Busta Bill,” 66, of White Oak, Ga.;</em></p>
<p><em> Kenyetta D. Mainor, a/k/a “Yatta,” 46, of Brunswick, Ga.;</em></p>
<p><em> Wendell McClain, 34, of Brunswick, Ga.;</em></p>
<p><em> Cameren A. McDonald, 26, of Brunswick, Ga.;</em></p>
<p><em> Justin W. McGhee, 36, of Darien, Ga.;</em></p>
<p><em> Charlie A. Moody, 42, of Brunswick, Ga.;</em></p>
<p><em> Antonio Morales, a/k/a “Silence,” a/k/a “Silent Ololade,” 29, of Vidalia, Ga.;</em></p>
<p><em> Aubrey NeSmith, 21, of Metter, Ga.;</em></p>
<p><em> James D. NeSmith, a/k/a “DG,” 25, an inmate at Telfair State Prison;</em></p>
<p><em> Mary NeSmith, 58, of Metter, Ga.;</em></p>
<p><em> Eric S. Ogden, a/k/a “Scotty,” 35, of Woodbine, Ga.;</em></p>
<p><em> Auston J. Proctor, 32, of Woodbine, Ga.;</em></p>
<p><em> Michael A. Provenzano, 34, of Brunswick, Ga.;</em></p>
<p><em> Jimmy A. Reynolds, a/k/a “Jim,” 54, of Brunswick, Ga.;</em></p>
<p><em> James C. Richardson, 35, of Brunswick, Ga.;</em></p>
<p><em> William W. Ringle, a/k/a “Will,” 42, of Brunswick, Ga.;</em></p>
<p><em> Anthony D. Ruffner, 32, of Brunswick, Ga.;</em></p>
<p><em> Samantha S. Russell, 34, of Brunswick, Ga.;</em></p>
<p><em> Jamey E. Sapp, 50, of St. Simons Island, Ga.;</em></p>
<p><em> Blake K. Screen, 34, of Brunswick, Ga.;</em></p>
<p><em> John D. Screen, 31, of Brunswick, Ga.;</em></p>
<p><em> Adam H. Smith, 43, of Brunswick, Ga.;</em></p>
<p><em> Brian T. Spell, 32, of Waynesville, Ga.;</em></p>
<p><em> Gregory W. Stabile, a/k/a “G,” a/k/a “Lts Be DAreason,” 37, of Brunswick, Ga.;</em></p>
<p><em> James L. Stephens, a/k/a “Rabbit,” 39, of Brunswick, Ga.;</em></p>
<p><em> Debra L. Stokes, a/k/a “Debbie,” 59, of Brunswick, Ga.;</em></p>
<p><em> Stephanie L. Stover, 44, of Brunswick, Ga.;</em></p>
<p><em> Jason A. Sweat, 35, of St. Marys, Ga.;</em></p>
<p><em> Clinton Taylor, 34, of Brunswick, Ga.;</em></p>
<p><em> Cori L. Taylor, 26, of Eastman, Ga.;</em></p>
<p><em> Larry B. Taylor, a/k/a “Lee Lee,” 57, of Jacksonville, Fla.;</em></p>
<p><em> Christopher J. Thompson, 35, of Brunswick, Ga.;</em></p>
<p><em> Ronald E. Thompson, a/k/a “E,” a/k/a “3D,” 39, of Brunswick, Ga.;</em></p>
<p><em> Jesse J. Trujillo, 30, of Swainsboro, Ga.;</em></p>
<p><em> Charles W. Walrath, a/k/a “Boomer,” 51, of Brunswick, Ga.;</em></p>
<p><em> Dayton P. Whatley, 35, of St. Simons Island, Ga.;</em></p>
<p><em> David Nicholas Wheeler, 52, of Waverly, Ga.;</em></p>
<p><em> Dakota L. White, 21, of Vidalia, Ga.;</em></p>
<p><em> James D. Wiggins, a/k/a “Brad Jones,” 30, of Brunswick, Ga.;</em></p>
<p><em> Jeremy D. Wix, 42, of Townsend, Ga.;</em></p>
<p><em> Heaven L. Wolfe, 32, of Blackshear, Ga.;</em></p>
<p><em> Joshua T. Wolfe, a/k/a “White Boy,” a/k/a “Tom Walier,” 29, of Blackshear, Ga.; and,</em></p>
<p><em> David D. Young, a/k/a “Khaos,” 42, of Hortense, Ga.</em></p>
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135 Piru gangsters sentenced to federal prison for their roles in execution of teenager suspected of snitching
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2022-11-30T21:40:00.000Z
2022-11-30T21:40:00.000Z
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<p>Gary Terrell Davis, an associate of the 135 Piru gang responsible for a series of violent acts throughout the Northern District of Georgia, is the last defendant to be sentenced for his role in a federal RICO conspiracy. The main targets in the case, including lead defendant Maurice Antonio Kent, were previously convicted and sentenced for their roles in the execution-style murder of a 17-year-old boy and other offenses.</p>
<p>“The pain and fear these defendants caused through their senseless violence has forever altered the lives of the victims, the victims’ families, and the witnesses brave enough to assist investigators.” said U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Buchanan. “We are grateful to our law enforcement partners for their perseverance in investigating the various acts of violence and threats of violence committed by this gang over the years and for bringing a measure of closure to those who have been impacted. While the perpetrators of these crimes are now in prison, tragically the gang culture that promoted these violent acts remains a scourge in our community. At-risk teens remain vulnerable to the lure of gang culture and require our collective diligence to avoid this dangerous path.” </p>
<p><span style="font-size:14pt;"><strong>From Compton to Georgia</strong></span></p>
<p>According to U.S. Attorney Buchanan, the charges and other information presented in court: The 135 Pirus gang originated in Compton, California, and has a national presence, including in the Northern District of Georgia. Maurice Antonio Kent, a.k.a. “Savage Duze,” 32, the lead defendant charged in the RICO Conspiracy, was a gang leader in northwest Georgia with leadership authority over members in the vicinity of Cartersville and Rome, Georgia. </p>
<p>In the early morning hours of May 13, 2017, an argument occurred outside a Brookhaven, Georgia, nightclub between a California-based 135 Pirus gang member and a rival gang member. At that time, Kent fired multiple rounds into a crowd of people outside the club, critically wounding the other gang member as well as a club security guard. During his flight from the scene, Kent tossed the firearm from a vehicle just before he was apprehended by police. Soon after being arrested and while in custody, Kent learned that a 17-year-old fellow gang member, who may have witnessed the shooting, was interviewed by law enforcement. Kent suspected the teen of “snitching.” Two days later, 135 Pirus gang members devised a plan to lure the teenager to Bartow County, where they shot and killed him with Kent’s gun, leaving the boy’s body on a rural road. </p>
<p>At Kent’s federal trial earlier this year, a jury heard evidence that eight months prior to the nightclub shooting, Kent committed a drive-by shooting of a man standing in his front yard in Cartersville, Georgia. After that shooting, Kent threw the firearm into Lake Allatoona. The FBI later recovered the gun from the bottom of the lake and matched cartridge casings and a bullet from the drive-by shooting to Kent’s firearm. </p>
<p>On May 18, 2022, the jury found Maurice Antonio Kent a.k.a., “Savage Duze,” 32, of Cartersville, Georgia, guilty of RICO Conspiracy, violent crime in aid of racketeering, discharging a firearm during the commission of those violent crimes, and possession of a firearm as a convicted felon. On August 24, 2022, the Court sentenced Kent to 40 years in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release. </p>
<p>Gary Terrell Davis, a.k.a. “Bhody,” 36, of Cartersville, Georgia, was sentenced to seven years in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release.</p>
<p>In addition to Kent and Davis, the following 135 Pirus gang members and associates were previously convicted and sentenced in this case:</p>
<ul>
<li> Christopher Nwanjoku, a.k.a. “Problem,” 30, a 135 Pirus leader from Lawrenceville, Georgia, received a sentence of 25 years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release. Nwanjoku pled guilty to RICO Conspiracy.</li>
<li> Jamel Dupree Hughes, a.k.a. “Savage,” 28, a 135 Pirus member from Atlanta, Georgia, received a sentence of 26 years and two months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release. Hughes pled guilty to murder in aid of racketeering, use of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence resulting in death, attempted murder in aid of racketeering, and discharge of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.</li>
<li> Cedric Sams, Jr., a.k.a. “Awall,” 30, a 135 Pirus member from Cartersville, Georgia, received a sentence of 20 years in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release. Sams pled guilty to murder in aid of racketeering and use of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence resulting in death.</li>
<li> Michael Kent, a.k.a. “Wikked,” 32, a 135 Pirus associate from Atlanta, Georgia, who is Maurice Antonio Kent’s twin brother, was sentenced to 20 years in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release. Michael Kent pled guilty to RICO Conspiracy. </li>
<li> Jennifer Foutz, a.k.a. “Rose,” 30, a 135 Pirus member from Acworth, Georgia, was sentenced to 12 years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release. Foutz pled guilty to aiding and abetting murder in aid of racketeering and aiding and abetting the use of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence resulting in death. </li>
<li> DaSean Dorey, 29, a 135 Pirus member from Decatur, Georgia, was sentenced to ten years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release. Dorsey pled guilty to aiding and abetting murder in aid of racketeering and aiding and abetting the use of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence resulting in death. </li>
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Georgia gun trafficker pleads guilty to supplying Bridgeport gang members
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2022-11-17T10:00:18.000Z
2022-11-17T10:00:18.000Z
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<p>A Georgia man who supplied Bridgeport gang members with guns pleaded guilty on Tuesday. 24-year-old Stephfan Sanderson, who goes by the nicknames “Birdy” and “Beans,” of Covington, Georgia, admitted trafficking 25 firearms.</p>
<p>The FBI, ATF, DEA, U.S. Marshals Service and Bridgeport Police have been investigating multiple Bridgeport-based gangs whose members are involved in narcotics trafficking, murder and other acts of violence. </p>
<p><span style="font-size:14pt;"><strong>Greene Homes Boyz and Original North End street gangs</strong></span></p>
<p>From at least 2017 until his arrest on November 12, 2020, Sanderson, who formerly resided in Bridgeport, procured at least 25 firearms in Georgia and Alabama and distributed them to individuals he had reason to know would commit felonies with those firearms, including members of the Greene Homes Boyz and Original North End street gangs in Bridgeport. Some of the firearms he trafficked were capable of firing multiple bullets with the single pull of the trigger.</p>
<p>Sanderson pleaded guilty to one count of crossing state lines with the intent to engage in the unlicensed dealing of firearms, an offense that carries a maximum term of imprisonment of 10 years. A sentencing is not scheduled. Sanderson has been detained since his arrest.</p>
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Ghostface Gangsters gang bosses and members convicted of RICO conspiracy, drug, and gun charges
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2022-09-07T06:55:49.000Z
2022-09-07T06:55:49.000Z
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<p>Three founders and 22 members and associates of the Ghostface Gangsters prison gang pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy, drug and gun charges. Founded around 2000 in a Georgia county jail, the Ghostface Gangsters expanded beyond Georgia prison walls.</p>
<p>The whites-only <a href="https://gangstersinc.org/profiles/blogs/street-gangs" target="_blank">gang</a> has seven founding members, known as “pillars.” All Ghostface Gangsters gang members trace their gang “bloodline” directly back to one of the pillars. Members and associates engaged in drug distribution and acts of violence involving murder, kidnapping, assault, and witness intimidation. Ghostface Gangsters gang operated both within and outside the Georgia prison system.</p>
<p><span style="font-size:14pt;"><strong>“Pillars” or founding fathers</strong></span></p>
<p>Within the past year, three Ghostface Gangsters gang pillars charged in the case have been convicted and will be, or have been, sentenced. They are:</p>
<ul>
<li>On August 25, 2022, Jeffrey Alan Bourassa, a/k/a “JB,” “Babyface,” and “Kid,” 40, of Cobb County, Georgia, a Ghostface Gangsters gang founding pillar, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit racketeering. He is scheduled to be sentenced on October 25, 2022.</li>
<li>On July 22, 2021, David Gene Powell, a/k/a “Davo,” 45, of Cobb County, Georgia, a Ghostface Gangsters gang pillar, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit racketeering. On February 23, 2022, Powell was sentenced to four years, one month of imprisonment.</li>
<li>On June 9, 2021, Joseph M. Propps, Jr., a/k/a “JP,” 44, of Smyrna, Georgia, a Ghostface Gangsters gang pillar, pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute at least 500 grams of methamphetamine. On October 5, 2021, Propps was sentenced to 10 years, one month of imprisonment.</li>
</ul>
<p>Earlier during the case, the following Ghostface Gangsters pleaded guilty:</p>
<ul>
<li>On September 22, 2021, Victor Manuel DeJesus, a/k/a/ “VG Vic,” 40, of Gwinnett County, Georgia, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit racketeering and using a firearm during a crime of violence. The latter charge arose from a 2016 incident during which DeJesus violently carjacked a woman at gunpoint and threatened to kill her. He took the car and picked up co-defendant Christopher Marlow, a/k/a “Loco,” 43, of Marietta, Georgia. Together, they fled from a Cobb County deputy sheriff. DeJesus shot at the deputy from inside the car and discarded the gun through a window. DeJesus was sentenced to 25 years of imprisonment in connection with the shooting and his role in the RICO Conspiracy. Marlow was sentenced to 20 years of imprisonment for attempted murder and aiding and abetting DeJesus’s discharge of a firearm.</li>
<li>On August 24, 2021, Richard Brian Sosebee, a/k/a “Dirty,” 47, of Hall County, Georgia, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit racketeering and using a firearm during a drug trafficking crime. The latter charge arose from a 2016 incident during which Sosebee shot a victim in the eye during a drug deal gone bad, causing the victim permanent injury. He was sentenced to 22 years of imprisonment on December 7, 2021.</li>
<li>On July 22, 2021, Jennifer Barteski, 37, of Conyers, Georgia, a GFG associate, pleaded guilty to possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute and possession of a firearm in furtherance of that crime. She was sentenced on November 18, 2021, to seven years in prison.</li>
<li>Between February 19, 2019 and April 26, 2021, Cody Ryan Todd, 32, of Carroll County, Georgia, Timothy Wilkins, a/k/a “Dino,” 36, of Woodstock, Georgia, Jonathan Stubbs, 33, of Hamilton County, Tennessee, William J. Goodman, 28, of Paulding County, Georgia, Brie Dewitt, 45, of Woodstock, Georgia, Toby James Ogletree, 47, of Spalding County, Georgia, and Kevin Scott Sosebee, a/k/a “Sosa,” 31, of Cobb County, Georgia, pleaded guilty to RICO conspiracy. Ogletree also pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances. Sosebee, who was sentenced to 24 years of imprisonment, also pleaded guilty to discharging a firearm in connection with a 2017 incident during which he shot four times at a Cobb County police officer. The officer was pursuing Sosebee from inside a police vehicle, swerved to avoid the bullets, and avoided injury.</li>
<li>Between August 10, 2018 and March 5, 2020, GFG members Mark Avon Lefevre, a/k/a “Ghost,” 37, of Cobb County, Georgia, Christopher Lasher, a/k/a “Retta,” 39, of Marietta, Georgia, Christopher Steven Jones, a/k/a “Red,” 39, of Canton, Georgia, Samantha Miller, 31, of Cobb County, Georgia, Genevieve Waits, 40, of Cleveland, Ohio, Kayli Brewer, 31, of Cobb County, Georgia, Brittany Nicole Jones, 35, of Rockdale County, Georgia, and Hailey Sizemore, 32, of Douglas County, Georgia, pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, including methamphetamine, cocaine, marijuana, and Xanax.</li>
<li>On December 5, 2019, Christopher Jarman Davis, 32, of Walker County, Georgia pleaded guilty to maiming another GFG member. While co-defendant Jonathan Stubbs held the other gang member at gunpoint, Davis used an axe to slice a GFG tattoo off that other gang member’s chest as a punishment for violating gang rules.</li>
<li>On October 4, 2018, Randall Arthur Lee Chumley, 40, of Jasper, Georgia pleaded guilty to possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime and was sentenced on December 10, 2020, to 160 months of imprisonment.</li>
<li>On April 20, 2018, Kelly Ray Shiflett, 34, of Rome, Georgia pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.</li>
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<p>Back to plotting the gang’s next step from behind prison walls. Home sweet home.</p>
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Alleged Gangster Disciples charged with murder and racketeering after one killing leads to couple more
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2022-06-20T16:14:48.000Z
2022-06-20T16:14:48.000Z
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<p>Five alleged members of the Gangster Disciples in Georgia were charged last week with murder and racketeering related to the gangland killings of three people, as well as drug trafficking and obstruction of justice.</p>
<p>The Gangster Disciples are a <a href="https://gangstersinc.org/profiles/blogs/street-gangs">national gang</a> with roots in Chicago, Illinois, dating back to the 1970s, and are now active in at least 25 states, including Georgia. Among the crimes alleged in this indictment are three gang-related murders triggered by the murder of a Gangster Disciple member.</p>
<p><span style="font-size:14pt;"><strong>Revenge</strong></span></p>
<p>After that murder, other Gangster Disciples allegedly tried to identify and retaliate against those responsible for the victim’s death. 33-year-old Philmon “Dolla Phil” Deshawn Chambers, of Atlanta, was allegedly a leading figure within the gang, in charge of the group’s enforcement or “Elimination” team, also known as the E-Team.</p>
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<p>Despite being the man in charge, Chambers preferred getting his own hands dirty. Or maybe he just didn’t trust his associates to handle business. Because for whatever reason, Chambers allegedly followed Rodriguez Apollo Rucker to his Athens residence where he shot and killed him. Rucker was a relative of a suspect of the first murder.</p>
<p><span style="font-size:14pt;"><strong>Cleaning house</strong></span></p>
<p>After learning that police suspected Chambers of Rucker’s murder, Chambers and 27-year-old Andrea “Light Brite” Paige Browner, an alleged member of the “Sisters of the Struggle” or “SOS,” a parallel female component of the Gangster Disciple organization, fled from Georgia to Texas.</p>
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<p>In order to cover up his crime, Chambers allegedly ordered that fellow gang members Derrick Ruff and Joshua Jackson, whom he suspected of cooperating with law enforcement, be killed.</p>
<p>Alleged E-Team member Lesley “Grip” Chappell Green and alleged fellow Gangster Disciples members Shabazz Larry “Lil L” Guidry and Robert “Different” Maurice Carlisle allegedly shot and killed Ruff and Jackson and left their bodies in a storage unit in Lawrenceville, Georgia, where they were discovered four months later.</p>
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White Supremacist gang member tasered before arrest, admits to gun charge
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2022-04-27T06:38:42.000Z
2022-04-27T06:38:42.000Z
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<p>A member of Killer Kracker Pride, a white supremacist gang that is sometimes affiliated with the Ghost Face Gangsters, pleaded guilty to illegally possessing a firearm last week. 32-year-old Joel Nelson Tucker of Moultrie, Georgia, faces a maximum of 10 years in prison when he is sentenced on July 27.</p>
<p>Tucker was caught when a man noticed two individuals driving a truck on property behind his residence, which had been the target of several recent thefts, and called the cops. A Colquitt County Sheriff’s Office deputy responded to the call.</p>
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<p>The deputy recognized the driver as Tucker, who had outstanding arrest warrants, was a known convicted felon and had led deputies on a high-speed pursuit in recent months. Tucker, who was wearing a shoulder holster while seated in the front seat, however, didn’t know that and gave a false name to the deputy.</p>
<p><span style="font-size:14pt;"><strong>Resisting arrest</strong></span></p>
<p>A gun rested inches away from Tucker’s right hand, the officer saw. When he asked him to exit his vehicle, Tucker cursed and refused to get out of the truck. The deputy, who had called for law enforcement back-up, gave numerous commands for Tucker to exit the truck. Tucker failed to comply. Not only that, he moved his hand toward his holster.</p>
<p>The deputy then deployed his taser. Tucker was handcuffed by another responding deputy and was combative during the arrest.</p>
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<p>Officers found he was in illegal possession of a Charter Arms Bulldog .44 special revolver at the time of his arrest. He was on probation at the time of the arrest and has multiple convictions in Colquitt County, Georgia, Superior Court, including for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and burglary.</p>
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Violent Chicago gang member gets 20 years for role in meth pipeline involving Aryan Brotherhood, Bloods, La Raza, Vice Lords
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2021-10-09T07:23:37.000Z
2021-10-09T07:23:37.000Z
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<p>A member of a violent Chicago street gang has been sentenced to decades in federal prison for his role in a major drug trafficking conspiracy that funneled large amounts of methamphetamine and other drugs into Georgia.</p>
<p>“This notorious drug trafficking organization distributed poison (methamphetamine) to the coastal and south-Georgia community while causing fear through means of violence and intimidation,” said Robert J. Murphy, the Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Atlanta Field Division.</p>
<p><span style="font-size:14pt;"><strong>Almighty Simon City Royals</strong></span></p>
<p>38-year-old Leroy “Jack Turtlehead” Bozarth was sentenced to almost 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to trafficking methamphetamine. He is a previously convicted felon with decades-long criminal history that started when he sold crack cocaine as a pre-teen.</p>
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<p>As a member and “muscle” for the Almighty Simon City Royals, a violent Chicago <a href="https://gangstersinc.org/profiles/blogs/street-gangs" target="_blank">street gang</a>, Bozarth was part of a conspiracy that transported illegal drugs into south Georgia from Mexico and Atlanta, aided by multiple criminal street gangs including the Ghost Face Gangsters, La Raza/SUR 13, Bloods, Vice Lords, Gangster Disciples, and <a href="https://gangstersinc.org/profiles/blogs/prison-gangs-the-aryan-brotherhood" target="_blank">Aryan Brotherhood</a>.</p>
<p>“Making our communities safer means removing the violent criminals who endanger our neighborhoods, especially those affiliated with street gangs,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Estes. “As an enforcer for such a gang, Leroy Bozarth used violence, fear and intimidation as tools of his drug trade. Our streets will be safer with him and his co-conspirators behind bars.”</p>
<p><span style="font-size:14pt;"><strong>Operation Stranded Bandit</strong></span></p>
<p>Bozarth was one of 35 defendants indicted as part of Operation Stranded Bandit. The investigation and indictments grew from other major gang-related drug trafficking prosecutions in Operation Vanilla Gorilla and Operation Who’s Laughing Now. The investigations and prosecutions, under the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces, targeted widespread, gang-related drug trafficking organizations.</p>
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<p>The conspirators operated inside and outside Georgia’s prison system, using drones and other means to smuggle cell phones into prisons so that incarcerated conspirators could continue to coordinate the trafficking operations from <a href="https://gangstersinc.org/profiles/blogs/drug-cartels" target="_blank">Mexico</a> to Georgia.</p>
<p>Of the 35 defendants charged in Operation Stranded Bandit, at least 24 have entered guilty pleas with many of them sentenced, while seven are awaiting trial.</p>
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