One member was even caught on a recorded jail call bragging about how he could "beat" a charge for the July shooting by claiming he saw someone shooting at him first, records show. "As the indictment makes clear, violent street gangs like the Folk Nation Gangster Disciples can commit a shocking amount of violence and inflict a tremendous amount of harm, which endangers. They are rivals of the People Nation. An indictment is merely an accusation and not proof of a defendants guilt. This group posed a significant threat to the members of our community and were known to be involved in serious criminal activity including attempted murder, illegal guns and robberies, NYPD Commissioner James ONeill said in a statement. Some of the suspects, also associates of the Bergen Fam gang, were arrested in pre-dawn raids two of which were witnessed by The Post in Brooklyn. Twenty-one alleged members of two subsets of a violent street gang have been charged in connection with a reign of terror that included multiple shootings throughout Brooklyn that left two men dead and four other injured, prosecutors say. Being sought by police. Brooklyn, New York, HANS DESTINE (also known as YL Flocks) Bail status: remanded. Gaye, who was wanted in a couple of shootings, was hauled out of his building in handcuffs, wearing a white shirt, maroon shorts and sneakers. Soon after its formation, the People Nation was formed to counter the Folks alliance. We will continue to work together in partnership and use every law enforcement resource available to us to help drive down gun and gang violence, stated KCDA Gonzalez. The Folks Nation is an alliance of street gangs originating in Chicago, established in 1978. Brooklyn, New York, RICARDO HEPBURN (also known as Riko Floxks) Commanding Officer Deputy Inspector James Palumbo had this to report: Powered by. The suspects were involved in shootings against rival gangs, including Folk Nation and 8 Trey, and nabbed as part of a long-term probe by the Brooklyn District Attorneys Violent Criminal Enterprises Bureau and the NYPDs Gun Violence Suppression Division. 17. Contents 1 Formation 2 Symbols 3 Active Gangs 4 References Formation [ edit] While some gangs are multi-ethnic, many criminal enterprises are organized along racial lines and restrict membership to individuals of particular ethnicities or races. Im grateful to the U.S. Attorneys Office, the FBI, the NYPD and my prosecutors for their outstanding work on this investigation. // ]]>, Report an Issue | A lock () or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. The defendants who were arraigned were ordered to return to court on March 22, 2016. During the course of the robbery, James was shot in the back and head. Christopher Cooper, 18, of Crown Heights, Brooklyn. About 100 detectives and supervisors took part in the takedown, according to officials. Today, the NYPDs best of the best went after the worst of the worst.. The Folk Nation is a nationwide gang active in numerous cities and prisons across the United States. Led by MCTIER, the gang was notoriously violent and murdered, shot at, stabbed, and robbed rival gang members as well as innocent bystanders. Charges against members of No Love City, a subset of the violent Folk Nation street gang, include conspiracy to commit murder, weapons possession and multiple shootings throughout Brooklyn . Brooklyn, New York, Tuesday, July 9, 2019. A two-count indictment was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Davon Brown and Christian Williams, members of the violent street gang Folk Nation Gangster Disciples, with being felons in possession of a firearm in connection with their involvement in a March 14, 2020 shooting that wounded a man. During the escalating violence, SRK-Folk and Newkirk-Folk members discussed their intentions and efforts to engage in attacks and took credit for past attacks through text messages and social media, prosecutors say. Being sought by police. Through PSN, a broad spectrum of stakeholders work together to identify the most pressing violent crime problems in the community and develop comprehensive solutions to address them. On August 2, 2020, Lawrence allegedly shot at a Crips gang member in Prospect Lefferts Gardens. These indictments are part of a coordinated effort to dismantle the Brooklyn sets of GD and their leadership by federal and state authorities, the press release reads. Dorcean, Kenny, dob: 12-26-91, Rogers Avenue, Brooklyn. Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez, together with New York City Police Commissioner James P. ONeill, today announced that 21 alleged members of two subsets of the violent Folk Nation street gang have been variously charged in a 65-count indictment with murder, attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder, robbery, weapons possession and other charges in connection with multiple shootings throughout Brooklyn that left two young men dead and four others injured. You need to be a member of Gangsters Inc. - www.gangstersinc.org to add comments! While two of the individuals were taken in critical condition, following a memorial for another gun violence victim at Rose Fantasy restaurant earlier that nigh, shots that were fired at E21st and Albemarle on April 10, also no one was injured, Shots were fired on Tuesday night at Ocean Ave and Woodruff, Palumbo acknowledged, but no one was injured. In the first two robberies, Merritt and others robbed two residents of the Ebbets Field Houses of their cell phones. No injuries were reported. Immediately after the shooting, Lawrence sent an encrypted message to Brown using the Telegram encrypted application stating that he had just boomed at the intended target. 5. They face various penalties ranging from 25 years to life for second-degree murder and up to 25 years for second-degree attempted murder. Bailey and Battice were arrested this morning in Atlanta, Georgia, and are scheduled to be arraigned this afternoon before United States Magistrate Judge Catherine M. Salinas at the federal courthouse in Atlanta. Brooklyn, New York LORENZO BAILEY (also known as "Renzo" and "St. Clair Bailey") Age: 32 Brooklyn, New York QUINCY BATTICE (also known as "Hush Dinero" and "George Ayala") Age: 32 Brooklyn, New York DAVON BROWN (also known as "Chico Dinero") Age: 27 Brooklyn, New York HANS DESTINE (also known as "YL Flocks") Age: 30 Brooklyn, New York A few months later, another shooting aimed at the Crips unfolded in Prospect Park South, when Folk Nation members opened fire into a crowd of people on July 24 in what they believed to be Crip territory. Bail status: remanded. We remain relentless in our efforts to identify, arrest, and prosecute anyone who involves themselves in violence on our streets, stated NYPD Commissioner Shea. 70th Precinct community policing officers will be hosting their district meetings as follows, all meeting are at 7:00PM: Sign in or become a Bklyner member to join the conversation. Eleven members and associates of the Folk Nation Gangster Disciples were hit with a 20-count superseding indictment on Tuesday in federal court in Brooklyn. Twenty-One Alleged Members of Violent Folk Nation Street Gang Indicted in Connection with Conspiracy to Possess Weapons, Commit Murder of Rivals Defendants Allegedly Plotted to Shoot Rivals in Flatbush, East Flatbush and Canarsie, Two Individuals Shot and Killed, Four Others Shot and Injured The shooting stemming from a thrown drink and rival gang signs left a rival Crips member needing surgery after he was shot in the butt by Folk Nation members, officials said. The Folks Nation is an alliance of street gangs originating in Chicago, established in 1978. Dismantling the Brooklyn sets of the Folk Nation Gangster Disciples. BROOKLYN, NY Top leaders of a Brooklyn gang behind seven shootings last year including members of a gang "Steering Committee" and a "Chief of Security" were busted this week, federal officials announced Tuesday. Age: 32 Ashburn then returned to the apartment and shot Robinson at point blank range in the back, killing him. I went to McDonalds drive-thru for lunch but left with bags of cash instead, Plane bound for Puerto Rico hits another aircraft at JFK, days after near-collision, Ex-'SNL' star talks MLK Jr. 'penis' statue in 'Daily Show' debut: 'Can't unsee it', The holiday hubbub is taking over Midtown NYC and beyond, Why NYC's new vice economy weed, casinos might be doomed, Emma Roberts calls working with Richard Gere a full circle moment, Save 30% on under-$100 jewelry stars like Hailey Bieber and Gigi Hadid love, Richard Gere, 73, and wife Alejandra Silva, 39, make rare red carpet appearance, Giants' Richie James on Daniel Jones' progress, preparing for Eagles, Wife of 'Boy Meets World' star William Daniels details 'painful' 'open marriage'. The litany of crimes we allege in this case is demonstrative of the fear and frustration facing far too many New York City communities. Commanding Officer Deputy Inspector James Palumbo had this to report: The next 70 Community meeting is on May 30th at Touro College on Avenue J at 7:00pm (right next to Avenue J subway stop). The governments case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Darren LaVerne, M. Kristin Mace, and Margaret Lee. Blake, Jarmel, dob: 1-30-92, St. Marks Place, Brooklyn. To be extradited from Florida. From approximately 2007 until their arrests in 2011 and 2012, the defendants were responsible for numerous acts of gang-related violence, including homicides, non-fatal shootings, and robberies in and around Crown Heights and Flatbush, and elsewhere in the tri-state area. An official website of the United States government. Two days after the murder, NYPD officers responded to a shots-fired call at Laurents residence on Schenectady Avenue in Brooklyn. Copyright 2023 NBCUniversal Media, LLC. Brooklyn, New York, QUINCY BATTICE (also known as Hush Dinero and George Ayala) Agoro and Brown were already in federal custody on prior charges and will be arraigned at a later date. Gonzalez said that 19 of the accused were arraigned last week on the multi-dozens-count indictment in which they were charged with second-degree murder, second-degree attempted murder, first-, second-, third- and fourth-degree conspiracy, second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, second-degree criminal use of a weapon, first-degree reckless endangerment and related charges. eighteen alleged members of no love city, a subset of the violent folk nation street gang, have been charged in a 76-count indictment with conspiracy to commit murder, weapons possession and other charges for multiple shootings throughout brooklyn, including one that left a man dead and another that left a 60-year-old woman paralyzed, announced 9. The District Attorney said that 15 of the defendants were arraigned before Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Martin P. Murphy and Justice Miriam Cyrulnik last week and this week and ordered held without bail. Age: 27 The defendants were members of, and committed crimes with, a violent set of the Folk Nation street gang. On November 9, 2020, Agoro, Destine, Hepburn and Thompson drove to Prospect Park South, where they shot at a group of individuals but did not hit anyone. I commend the investigators and prosecutors who developed a substantial case against this group., Mayor de Blasio said, The Gun Violence Suppression Division is using state-of-the-art policing to successfully investigate, arrest and prosecute violent criminals who attempt to wreak havoc on our citys streets. Another defendant is awaiting extradition from New Jersey and two others are being sought. As alleged, on July 24, 2020, Michael Williams was involved in the shooting of two individuals in Prospect Park South. 13. Age: 26 The verdicts were announced by Loretta E. Lynch, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Diego G. Rodriguez, Assistant Director-in-Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), New York Field Office; and William J. Bratton, Commissioner, New York City Police Department (NYPD). The victims car was shot up and at least one stray bullet went through the window of a home of an individual having nothing to do with the gang rivalry. Myrie then took credit for the shooting on Facebook. As part of the federal-state initiative, the United States Attorneys Office for the Eastern District of New York and the KCDA have brought multiple prosecutions against members and associates of GD. The shooting left her paralyzed from the waist down. The Folk Nation gang active in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn operated out of the Marcus Garvey Village and Riverdale Towers housing facilities. Bail set at $150,000/$75,000. 6. Instead of a date, the victim received a gunshot wound to the face that left him with a broken jaw. Smart Composting Bins Appear in Prospect Heights, Delighting Neighbors, Ebbets Field Fire In PLG Injures Three: FDNY, Eastern Parkway Subway Line Goes Back To 2006 With Clock Outage: MTA, Berkeley College Honors Program Information Session, Try a FREE Dance class - Ballet, Tap, Jazz ages 3-10, Berkeley College Master of Business Administration Information Session, Behind The Scoreboard Determination Brings Success To Local Powerlifter, Disabled Veteran: George Santos Took $3K From Dying Dog's GoFundMe, NYC Expands Free Abortion Pills To City Health Clinics, Prospect Heights-Crown Heights Area Real Estate Roundup. 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Sennett, Senior Assistant District Attorney Giannina Berrocal, Senior Assistant District Attorney Viviane Dussek, Senior Assistant District Attorney Krysten Tendy, and Assistant District Attorney James Buchanan, with assistance from Senior Assistant District Attorney Thomas Teplitsky, under the supervision of VCE Bureau Chief Al DeIngeniis, and the overall supervision of Executive Assistant District Attorney for VCE and Crime Strategies Raymond Tierney. (See defendant addendum). Remanded. The gun was recovered by law enforcement and Browns DNA was found on the weapon. Folk Nation Superseding Indictment. For almost a decade, the defendant Yasser Ashburn led a Folk Nation set of 20 to 25 members that operated in the Ebbets Field Houses, a New York City public housing community in the Crown Heights . They wake up in the morning and think about who they are going to shoot today.. Bail set at $150,000/$75,000. It's the FBI's latest success in its campaign against America's violent street gangs. Bail set at $250,000/$100,000. Those indicted include six juveniles and four people who are already in jail, officials said. Over the course of the conspiracy, which ran from July 21, 2016 to June 27, 2019, the defendants variously allegedly agreed to commit crimes, including murder, assault, weapons possession and various other crimes to establish and maintain their dominance, according to the indictment, and feuded with rival gangs from East Flatbush and Flatbush, as well as Canarsie, particularly subsets of the violent Bloods and Crips street gangs. On December 27, 2016, on Utica Avenue, in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn, defendant Khaysean Porter, acting in concert with others, allegedly shot and injured an alleged rival gang member. Brooklyn, New York, McKOY LIMA (also known as Mak) Destine, Fremont, Hepburn, Lawrence, Lima, Thompson and Williams were arrested Tuesday morning in Brooklyn. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Jonathan R. Sennett, Deputy Chief of the District Attorneys Violent Criminal Enterprises Bureau, under the supervision of Assistant District Attorney Nicole Chavis, Bureau Chief, and the overall supervision of Executive Assistant District Attorney William E. Schaeffer, Chief of the District Attorneys Investigations Division and Patricia McNeill, Deputy Chief. As alleged, on November 7 and 9, 2020, Agoro, Bailey, Battice, Destine, Fremont, Hepburn, Lima and Thompson engaged in four separate drive-by shootings in Canarsie, Prospect Park South, and Brownsville, during which three victims were wounded. A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. Bail set at $100,000/$50,000. Age: 32 Bailey, Battice, Fremont, and Agoro are all members or associates of the Flatbush-based Folk Nation Gangster Disciples, also known as "GD." 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