18. Another defendant is awaiting extradition from New Jersey and two others are being sought. Ashburn then returned to the apartment and shot Robinson at point blank range in the back, killing him. This indictment makes clear that we will not cede our streets to armed criminals but will do everything in our power to keep our streets safe for all., Commissioner Bratton said, These defendants are not just crew members but part of a criminal enterprise that has been responsible for a significant amount of the violence which has plagued the Flatbush and Canarsie sections of Brooklyn over the last two years. Judge Miriam Cyrulnik set bail for each of the defendants ranging from $25,000 to $500,000 the heftiest amount in Gayes case. Hutchinson, Deleon, dob: 11-10-95, Hook Creek Boulevard, Valley Stream, N.Y. The subset's "Chief of Security," Lorenzo Bailey and "Assistant Chief of Security," Deryck Thompson, were also arrested Tuesday, according to the indictment. They face various penalties, depending on their age and the charges, ranging from probation to 25 years to life in prison, Gonzalez said. The governments evidence at trial established that on April 20, 2008, a fight erupted at a birthday party held in an apartment at the Ebbets Field Houses. Investigators built their case against the 11 Folk Nation members by connecting surveillance photos from the shootings to photos members posted on social media in the same outfits and texts they sent to one another bragging about the hits, court records show. Khaysean Porter, 21, of Brownsville, Brooklyn. A lock () or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Unapprehended. As alleged in the indictment, the defendants are members and associates of the Folk Nation Gangster Disciples, also known as GD. Bailey, Destine, Fremont, and Thompson are leaders of the No Love City (NLC) subset of GD, with Destine and Fremont serving on NLCs five-member Steering Committee its top leadership. They wake up in the morning and think about who they are going to shoot today.. [3], A 1995 report from the Florida Department of Corrections' Security Threat Intelligence Unit listed Folk Nation's major sets as follows:[3], "FBI - Publications - Law Enforcement Bulletin - December 2001", People and Folk Nation Sets (continued) - Gang and Security Threat Group Awareness, List of Chicago criminal organizations and crime bosses, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Folk_Nation&oldid=1128704163, Short description is different from Wikidata, Pages using infobox criminal organization with ethnicity or ethnic makeup parameters, Pages using infobox criminal organization with rivals parameter, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Drug trafficking, burglary, extortion, homicide, This page was last edited on 21 December 2022, at 14:43. Folks gangs also disrespect People Nation gangs by inverting or "cracking" (adding crack marks to or removing half of a gang symbol) their symbols. In one instance, an innocent 15-year-old boy was killed when he was mistaken for a rival gang member, Gonzalez said in a statement. Wednesday, February 3, 2016 Eighteen Alleged Members of Violent Folk Nation Street Gang Indicted for Terrorizing and Shooting Up the Streets of Brooklyn During Hunting Expeditions Defendants Allegedly Plotted to Shoot and Murder Rivals in Canarsie, Flatbush and DUMBO, Killing one rival, paralyzing an innocent woman and shooting many others; On November 12, 2014, after using a young woman as bait to set up a meeting on Facebook with a rival gang member, defendants (and brothers) Tyreek Hayes and Shaquille Hayes plotted to trap and execute him on the street in Canarsie. The months-long gang war begins with a March shooting outside Gold Room restaurant that two Folk Nation members were charged in last summer, according to prosecutors. 5. The District Attorney said that, according to the investigation, the defendants, whose ages range from 18 to 27 years old, are members of No Love City (NLC), a subset of Folk Nation, and operate primarily within the confines of the 63rd, 67th, 69th and 70th precincts, mostly in the vicinity of Flatbush Avenue, Newkirk Avenue and Ditmas Avenue in Brooklyn. A campaign with no end in sight. Alfaro-Barber, Paolo, dob: 7-28-91, Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn. Commanding Officer Deputy Inspector James Palumbo, an alleged shoplifter was detained by store employees, suffered a heart attack and died. Brown switched to the Folk Nation gang while in prison, prosecutors said. In one instance, an innocent 15-year-old boy was killed when he was mistaken for a rival gang member. // ]]>, Report an Issue | On December 28, 2016, in the vicinity of President Street and Utica Avenue, in Crown Heights, defendant Travis Laroc, acting in concert with others, allegedly shot and injured a rival gang member. Lorenzo Bailey, 30, of Flatbush, Brooklyn. Bail set at $100,000/$50,000, Sherrod Craig, 19, of Jamaica, Queens. Agoro and Brown were already in federal custody on prior charges and will be arraigned at a later date. The units first case was against rapper Bobby Shmurda, who was released from prison in February. Subscribe Jabare Brim, 22, of Laurelton, Queens. Dismantling the Brooklyn sets of the Folk Nation Gangster Disciples. As alleged, on March 14, 2020, Brown was involved in the shooting of a victim for perceived disrespect towards GD. Chief investigative reporter Jonathan Dienst on crime, corruption and terrorism. United States Attorneys Office The governments case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Darren LaVerne, M. Kristin Mace, and Margaret Lee. The 21 alleged members of subsets of the Folk Nation street gang have been variously charged with murder, attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder robbery, weapons possession and other . Folks Nation symbols include the Star of David, horns, a die with 6 dots facing forward, the digit 6, a devil's tail, a pitchfork, a heart with horns, a heart with wings, the digit 3, three dots, a symbol called Third World or Saturn (digit 3 within a circle with a horizontal curved line through it), the digit 2 (used by the Insane Deuce Nation), the digit 4 (used by Insane Two-Two Nation and the Almighty Harrison Gent Nation), the digit 7 (used by the Almighty Imperial Gangster Nation), the digit 8 (used by the Insane Ashland Viking Nation), the number 13 (used by the Milwaukee King Nation), the Playboy bunny (used by all Gangster Familia nations excluding the Gangster Disciple Nation), a cane (used by the Almighty Stoned Freak Nation, Almighty Vice Lord Nation, Almighty Harrison Gent Nation and the Latin Jiver Nation), a top hat (used by the Almighty Harrison Gent Nation and the Latin Jiver Nation), a crown with seven rounded steps (used by Almighty Imperial Gangster Nation, sometimes the Gangster Disciple Nation), a six point crown (represents entire Folks Nation though modern use is typically by the Insane Gangster Satan Disciple Nation), various cross variants, and the number 360, "360" or phrase "360 degrees", usually used to refer to their international presence (360 degrees around the globe) though it has other meanings within Folks literature. 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. Brown then handed the gun to a coconspirator who walked behind the victim and shot the victim in the buttocks at close range. Assistant District Attorney Lisa Berk, formerly of the District Attorneys Violent Criminal Enterprises Bureau, also assisted in the investigation. NYPD Wilson also has two court dates next month, April 14 and 20, on a pair of armed robberies in Queens from 2020. In order to fund its illegal activities, the defendant and other members of the gang committed violent robberies of . (Jesse Ward/for New York Daily News) Members of a gun-toting Brooklyn gang have been indicted on a slew of weapons, robbery and homicide charges. Furthermore, the defendants also allegedly directed their acts of violence toward rival gang members living in and around Canarsie, Brooklyn, including members of the Crips subsets 100 Cloccs and GS9, as well as HQ Monopoly and the 1090s, in retaliation for the murder of NLC member Malik Bhola, 17, aka, Reckless, on January 1, 2014, in Bushwick. Bail set at $200,000/$100,000. OLUWAGBENGA AGORO (also known as Gee Banga) (See defendant addendum). Unapprehended. Fremont, Jean, dob: 6-25-91, East 25th Street, Brooklyn. 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. 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. Then, in August, a Folk Nation member shot at a Crips member who had been broadcasting himself on Instagram Live walking through Folk Nation territory in Prospect Lefferts Gardens mocking the gang, prosecutors said. District Attorney Gonzalez said, These defendants allegedly terrorized the streets of Brooklyn by opening fire on perceived rivals and recklessly firing their guns including in broad daylight endangering innocent bystanders. The District Attorney said that, according to the investigation, following the murder of Bhola, members of NLC, including some of the defendants, would go riding out in Canarsie, by which they meant going on hunting expeditions in vehicles and shooting individuals they suspected of being 100 Cloccs or HQ Monopoly, or merely being from the Flossy.. 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. A Post reporter and photographer were on hand as authorities arrested Gaye, 19, at his home on Eastern Parkway near Pacific Street in Ocean Hill. On Thursday, Yasser Ashburn, 33, was sentenced to two terms of life in prison, plus 10 years. 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 Brooklyn, New York, Tuesday, July 9, 2019. Devon Bratton, 26, of East Flatbush, Brooklyn. Earlier today, Geraldo Elainor, a member of the violent Brooklyn street gang the Six Tre Outlaw Gangsta Disciples Folk Nation, also known as the . He had been in custody since his 2014 arrest on conspiracy and weapons possession charges. Eastern District of New York (718) 254-7000. Khalil Irving, 18, of East Flatbush, Brooklyn. A Brooklyn gangbanger was hit with 20 years behind bars for the stray-bullet killing of a 15-year-old boy, half the amount of time the teen's distraught family hoped he'd get. The Federal Bureau of Investigation website in 2014 stated that there were some 33,000 gangs in the United States which they classified as street gangs, motorcycle gangs or prison gangs. Assistant United States Attorneys Jonathan Siegel and Kayla C. Bensing along with Special Assistant United States Attorneys Gillian DiPietro and James Slattery are in charge of the prosecution. Welcome to the first newsletter of 2023. They are rivals of the People Nation. Bail set at $150,000/$75,000. On August 2, 2020, Lawrence allegedly shot at a Crips gang member in Prospect Lefferts Gardens. As alleged in the indictment and other court filings, the charges relate to seven non-fatal shootings committed in Brooklyn over the course of 2020 in which six individuals were wounded. Remanded. 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