Rodney Harper, 43, conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine, on September 7, 2018, U.S. District Court Judge Sheryl H. Lipman sentenced Harper to 33 months; 3 years supervised release. Updated: January 10, 2021 4:00 AM CT | Published: January 10, 2021 4:00 AM CT, MSCS eyes 36 acres north of Shelby Farms for new high school, Memphis International Airport receives $15M in FAA funding, Music Fest CEO says surprise additions to lineup coming soon, Working in a world where being a shooter is cool, Sprawling $50M Mississippi River restoration project proposed. Attacking this from a structural standpoint of a gang is usually what were focused on, dealing with that organized crime, Dunavant said. During the time period covered by the superseding indictment, he held various positions of authority for the Gangster Disciples criminal enterprise, including Governor of Memphis, First Coordinator of Memphis, and Event/Entertainment Coordinator. [3][4], After a series of gang related robberies at Tom Lee Park on the river bluff in downtown Memphis, the Memphis Police Department said that "they often feel powerless to control these out-of-control teens. Rodney Taylor, 41, conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute marijuana, on August 21, 2019, U.S. District Court Judge Sheryl H. Lipman sentenced Taylor to 8 months; 3 years supervised release. March 12, 2020. "These are individuals who are calling shots and making leadership decisions as it relates to the criminal enterprise," Stanton said. Regional leaders, who oversee several states, are called governors of governors. Sinaloa Cartel distributor who supplied Crips, Gangster Disciples, Vice Lords for two decades gets 15-year term White House designates most threatening transnational crime groups . She previously was a reporter at The Commercial Appeal. Known for rap icons and pioneers like Young Dolph, DJ Paul of Three 6 Mafia, 8Ball & MJG, Playa Fly, and a number of other rappers, South Memphis hoods are some of the most known in the city, in a section that was once known as Funky Town. Gangs in the Memphis area are concentrated in high crime black neighborhoods like College Park, Hollywood, Hickory Hill, Parkway Village, Westwood, Raleigh, Frayser, Orange Mound . This blog does not store any files on its server. This office is proud to work with our federal, state and local law enforcement partners to disrupt the Gangster Disciples gang and punish their leaders and members for the violence and lawlessness that they perpetrate across West Tennessee. Scroll through and view the legendary sections of the North Memphis, South Memphis, and East Memphis hoods to go along with Orange Mound, BlackHaven, WestWood, and much more. In the 2000s, the music genre gained acceptance after winning an Academy Award for the song "It's Hard out Here for a Pimp" from Hustle & Flow. Yet, as the group was growing, so was it splintering. One of those indicted included former police officer Vancito Gumbs, who tipped off fellow gang members about police attempts to catch them and claimed he acted as a hit man for the gang. 2 Gang Sets. MEMPHIS, TN (WMC) - Sixteen people suspected of leading a gang that originated out of Chicago in the 1970s are now in a West Tennessee jail. FULL LIST | 32 alleged gang members indicted in Georgia MEMPHIS, Tenn. The Gangster Disciples are a violent criminal gang which began in the Chicago, Illinois area. With the addition of this guilty plea . U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant announced the sentence today. 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If a member violates a gang rule, the ChiefEnforcer must authorize a "Kill on Sight" order or a "green light," which authorizes physical punishment against that member. ATLANTA (AP) Among the four dozen alleged Gangster Disciples members charged in indictments unsealed Wednesday, one sticks out: An Atlanta-area police officer who . However, prosecutors put Dotson Jr. who was 9 at the time of the attack on the stand last week. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. They introduced a confession to police and his mother days after the bodies were found. The Department of Justice joined local law enforcement in Memphis on Wednesdayto announce a major break in an investigation known as Operation 38 Special. The 48 alleged gang members are accused of participating . 16 suspected Gangster Disciples leaders arrested. Among those 'governors of governors' charged includeAlonzo Walton, who oversaw a region that included Georgia, Florida, Texas, Indiana and South Carolina; Terrance Summers who oversaw Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina and Florida; and Adrian Jackson who was governor of governor for the western states, including California. These two large sections are home to a number of Memphis gangs and cliques, numerous apartment complexes, like Ridgecrest, and hoods like Spring Valley, Timberlake, or Schoolfield (SkoolField). "Alleged high ranking members and leaders of the . DOJ members repeatedly called the Gangster Disciples the "epitome of organized crime." It comes after the Memphis riots on Wednesday night. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. By FOX13Memphis.com News Staff. Governors typically coordinate much of the criminal activity that occurs within a particular state. Tangela Jackson, 50, conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine, on February 22, 2019, U.S. District Court Judge Sheryl H. Lipman sentenced Jackson to 60 months; 4 years supervised release. "CJ solved it," said prosecutor Ray Lepone. Willie Boyd Hill, a self-described retired gang member, said the "Gangster Disciples'" local leader Doc Holliday discussed punishment for Cecil Dotson Jr. but they were not involved. Board members are the highest-ranking gang members after the chairman, and at least one of them, Shauntay Craig, is charged in the Atlanta indictment. The jury was selected in Nashville because of intense local news coverage of the case, and jurors heard more than two weeks' worth of emotionally grueling testimony. The Gangster Disciples is a dangerous gang founded in the 1970's in Chicago, Illinois. Memphis, TN Six Gangster Disciples, including the "Enforcer" for the State of Tennessee, have pled guilty to conspiracy to participate in racketeering activity. This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. A 12-count indictment was returned by a . April 4, law enforcement in Memphis and Atlanta announced a major bust which they said resulted in the arrest ofdozens of leaders in GD. The Gangster Disciples literature states that they "would overturn this system without hesitation because they have absolutely nothing to lose. The Governor-of-Governors and Governors set member recruitment goals, enforce gang rules, collect and disperse dues and funds, and approve criminal activity to be carried out by gang members. 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Reducingviolent crime by networking withlocal programs that targetviolent crime and providing these programs with tools to be successful. RICO is a federal law that allows prosecutors to impose a harsherpunishment for extremely organized crime. This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI), Jackson Police Department Gang Enforcement Team, Memphis Police Department, Shelby County Sheriffs Office, 28th Judicial District West Tennessee Drug Task Force, 26th, 25th, and 30th Judicial District Attorneys General Offices, Sheriffs Offices for Tipton, DeSoto, Madison and Fayette Counties, Police Departments of Bartlett, Germantown and Columbia, TN. During this time, an over two-year undercover operation by a multi-unit task force was taking place under the name of Operation 38 Special. Memphis, TN - Six Gangster Disciples, including the "Enforcer" for the State of Tennessee, have pled guilty to conspiracy to participate in racketeering activity.U.S. Outside of the original South Memphis hoods, south I-240 is the areas of Westwood, Walker Homes, Blackhaven (Whitehaven), Riverside, Castalia, and expanding as far as Southeast Memphis (East Memphis), with numerous Memphis gangs like Pirus, Hoovers, Grape Street Crips, Neighborhood Crips, and more. Johnny Smith, 61, conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine, on November 14, 2018, U.S. District Court Judge Samuel H. Mays Jr., sentenced Smith to 60 months; 4 years supervised release. Marshals. Each defendant faces sentences of up to life in federal prison, not more than a $250,000 fine, plus 5 years supervised release along with a mandatory special assessment. 16 suspected Gangster Disciples leaders arrested, RAW: DOJ releases info on Gangster Disciples indictments. Demarcus Deon Crawford, 36, was sentenced Monday after he pleaded guilty in June to racketeering conspiracy for serving as the gang's "chief enforcer" for Tennessee . Theotis Evans, 42, conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine, on May 31, 2019, U.S. District Court Judge Sheryl H. Lipman sentenced Evans to 24 months; 3 years supervised release. Crawford will now take a long trip to the federal penitentiary for his violent gang leadership and activity.". He had earned his rank, having been a loyal and integral . Im really pleased to say that we have the ability to do that.. to McLemore to South Parkway, which were the citys first all-black neighborhoods, but also the former home of projects like LeMoyne Gardens, Fowler Homes, Foote Homes, and Cleaborne Homes. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian). Joseph Brown, 43, conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine, on September 6, 2019, U.S. District Court Judge Sheryl H. Lipman sentenced Brown to 34 months; 3 years supervised release. Jackie Arnold, 49, conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine, heroin, marijuana and conspiracy to commit money laundering, on July 17, 2019, U.S. District Court Judge Sheryl H. Lipman sentenced Arnold to 180 months; 4 years supervised release. Members of the Gangster Disciples are accused of committing murders, attempted murders, drug trafficking, credit card fraud, robbery and extortion. According to the superseding indictment, the Gangster Disciples is a highly-organized national gang active in more than 35 states. In 2021, there were approximately 102 gangs with 13,400 gang members in the city. Associate of Memphis Mob Pleads Guilty to Drug Conspiracy. Membership dues are collected and budding gangsters are taught to peddle drugs or torch their cars and homes to collect insurance money. These guilty pleas are the latest convictions in a large RICO conspiracy case, "Operation .38 Special", which was originally indicted in May, 2016, charging a total of 16 members of the Gangster Disciples criminal enterprise with racketeering. He later told officers it was "Uncle Junior.". It's unclear how long each man arrested in this operation will spend in prison if convicted. Symbols, signs and emblems The BGD(Black Gangster Disciples) were once on united gang. "[5] In May 2013, high school students warned Memphis City Schools against a proposed school merger of Booker T. Washington High School and Carver High school. Hip-Hop Database Wiki is a FANDOM Music Community. Dedrick Chism, 44, conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and marijuana, on September 12, 2019, U.S. District Court Judge Sheryl H. Lipman sentenced Chism to 60 months; 4 years supervised release. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Other leaders and members of the Gangster Disciples have previously been sentenced for their roles in the RICO conspiracy, including: Byron Montrail Purdy, a/k/a "Lil B" or "Ghetto," 38, of Jackson, Tennessee, the GD Governor of Tennessee who received a sentence of 360 months; Derrick Kennedy Crumpton, a/k/a "38," 35, of Memphis, Tennessee, the GD Assistant Governor of Tennessee who was sentenced to 324 months; Henry Cooper, a/k/a Big Hen, 37, of Memphis, Tennessee, the GD Chief Regional Enforcer who received a sentence of 360 months; Tommy Earl Champion, Jr., a/k/a "Duct Tape," 29, of Jackson Tennessee, a GD Black Out Squad member who was sentenced to 360 months; and Daniel Lee Cole, a/k/a "D-Money," 38, a GD Assistant Governor in Jackson, Tennessee who received a sentence of 292 months. During the change of plea hearing on June 7, 2019, Crawford admitted that he ordered the shooting of rival gang members for retaliation and to maintain his position within the Gangster Disciples, and that he participated directly and indirectly in the activities of the gang, including acts of attempted murder and narcotics trafficking. On May 29, 2015, a group of Gangster Disciples murdered a recent graduate of Memphis University School. In April 2015, 19 Gangster Disciples members were arrested in a heroin and cocaine bust in the Riverside area. Play it now! Groups such as the Gangster Disciples, Crips, Bloods and Latin Kings are splintering into neighborhood cells with names like the Choppa Gang in Hickory Hill, Concrete Cartel in East Memphis, 4 Corners in Orange Mound, and Dixie Homes Murder Squad, Major Frank Winston of MPD's Multi-Agency Gang Unit said. Marcus Joyner, 35, conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine, on July 12, 2018, U.S. District Court Judge Samuel H. Mays sentenced Joyner to 30 months; 2 years supervised release. Music styles that originated from Memphis gangsta rap culture include Young Dolph, Moneybagg Yo, Pooh Shiesty, Big30, Southern hip hop and crunk, made famous by Skinny Pimp, 8 Ball & MJG, Three 6 Mafia, Project Pat, and Hypnotize Minds. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. A local Gangster Disciple was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison Wednesday for conspiring to participate in a racketeering enterprise, U.S. Attorney Mike Dunavant announced. According to Shipp, the defendant was from the Mitchell Heights section of the gang and "at that particular time he was a active chief of security over the entire city of Memphis." 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