Giving Back to the Community through a variety of venues & initiatives. 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. On May 24, 2014, defendant Jerome Myrie fired from his vehicle at two individuals in another car whom he believed were rival gang members. Bail status: remanded. Clair Bailey) They were charged with seven non-fatal shootings that happened in Brooklyn over the course of 2020 in which six individuals were wounded. Vincent and his passenger fled, leaving behind a pistol with a 30-round clip, containing 19 bullets, under the passenger seat. Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson, together with New York City Police Commissioner William J. Bratton and Mayor Bill de Blasio, today announced that 18 alleged members of No Love City, a subset of the violent Folk Nation street gang, have been variously 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 25-year-old man dead and another that left a 60-year-old innocent woman paralyzed. 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 . Bail status: remanded. The shooting, which injured two victims, was revenge for a Folk Nation member who had been shot the night before, prosecutors said. Brooklyn, New York, DERYCK THOMPSON (also known as Benzo, DBenzo and Kenzie) The defendants who were arraigned were ordered to return to court on March 22, 2016. Adams to meet nation's mayors amid NYC migrant influx 1 hour ago. Williams, Christian, dob: 7-7-95, East 21st Street, Brooklyn. No injuries were reported. 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. Brooklyn Man Indicted for Posing as Securities Broker and Selling Nearly $17,000 in Fraudulent Stock to Four Individuals, Pennsylvania Man Indicted on Attempted Murder and Arson Charges for Allegedly Setting Fire to Rabbis Brooklyn Home. Prior to the shooting, the intended target of the shooting had been walking through a part of Prospect Lefferts Gardens known as GD territory while broadcasting himself on Instagram Live mocking GD. Age: 21 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. 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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. 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. Before firing, Roberts allegedly declared his presence by announcing: Im Fresh, Corey is my name, from Ditmas, Newkirk.. Walker on Monday. 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 charges in a 65-count indictment, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced Tuesday. Brooklyn, New York, TRISTON LAWRENCE (also known as Birdy Flock) The governments case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Darren LaVerne, M. Kristin Mace, and Margaret Lee. Ashburn was the leader of Six Tre Folk Nation (an offshoot of the Folk Nation, founded by street legend Larry Hoover in Chicago in the late 70's). (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); They were charged with seven non-fatal shootings that happened in Brooklyn over the course of 2020 in which six individuals were wounded. They face various penalties ranging from 25 years to life for second-degree murder and up to 25 years for second-degree attempted murder. 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. More than a dozen reputed gangbangers eyed in a series of shootings were swept up in a massive takedown in Brooklyn Thursday with police officials calling them as dangerous a group as they come.. Raquan Wilson is an alleged member of the Folk Nation gang. Over the course of the conspiracy, which ran from July 21, 2016 to June 27, 2019, the accused 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 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. This Office and its federal, state and local law enforcement partners will spare no effort in targeting and prosecuting violent individuals and street gangs that intentionally wreak havoc in our communities by possessing and wantonly discharging loaded weapons with no regard for human life. 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. The Post also witnessed the arrest of Bobby Thomas, 20. 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. Age: 32 Bail status: remanded. Bail status: remanded. 12. On February 24, 2017, Walter Porter and his sons, Khaysean Porter and Keemari Porter, were in a vehicle that was stopped by police in the vicinity of Pennsylvania Avenue, in East New York. On January 28, 2011, Merritt, Laurent, and another man attempted to rob Dasta James at his residence on McKeever Place in Brooklyn. A 20-count superseding indictment was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Oluwagbenga Agoro, Lorenzo Bailey, Quincy Battice, Davon Brown, Hans Destine, Jean Fremont, Ricardo Hepburn, McKoy Lima, Triston Lawrence, Deryck Thompson and Michael Williams with violent crimes in-aid-of racketeering including attempted murder and related firearms offenses. Contents 1 Formation 2 Symbols 3 Active Gangs 4 References Formation [ edit] Age: 19 To be extradited from Florida. Shaquille Benjamin, 19, of East Flatbush, Brooklyn. [1] The alliance has since spread throughout the United States, particularly the Midwest region of the United States. With todays arrests, leaders of a dangerous street gang have been incapacitated, which I believe will have a positive impact on public safety in Brooklyn. The Folks Nation is an alliance of street gangs originating in Chicago, established in 1978. The litany of crimes we allege in this case is demonstrative of the fear and frustration facing far too many New York City communities. Omar Peters, 24, of Flatlands, Brooklyn. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. The defendants then drove back to Thompsons residence, before setting out again for a second shooting in Canarsie, during which two individuals were wounded in their legs. Fraser, Jaquan, dob: 10-23-97, Sheffield Avenue, Brooklyn. An individual with the victim threw a drink inside the Gold Room Restaurant and Lounge in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, splashing a person standing with Brown. Bail status: remanded. Street gangs in Brooklyn should be on notice that we will use everyresource available to rid our communities of this needless violence," said Jacquelyn M. Kasulis, Acting District Attorney for New York's Eastern District. The Six Tre set of the Folk Nation operated out of the Ebbets Field Houses in the Flatbush area of Brooklyn for years. Age: 26 It was abandoned by Prospect Park and found to have multiple bullet holes, as well as Fremonts fingerprints and Moises blood. Today, the NYPDs best of the best went after the worst of the worst.. Jacquelyn M. Kasulis, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Jacqueline Maguire, Acting Assistant Director-in-Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, New York Field Office (FBI), Eric Gonzalez, District Attorney, Kings County District Attorneys Office (KCDA), and Dermot F. Shea, Commissioner, New York City Police Department (NYPD), announced the arrests and charges. Bail status: remanded. (See defendant addendum). All rights reserved, Tractor Trailer Falls Off Overpass Onto West I-287 Lanes Below in Westchester County; 1 Dead, Scooter-Riding Robbers Targeting Seniors in Manhattan Sought: NYPD, JetBlue Flight Bumps Plane at JFK, 2nd Unusual Incident in Days, Finally, There's Snow In the Forecast! Those indicted include six juveniles and four people who are already in jail, officials said. Among the acts of violence charged in the indictment are the following: The investigation was conducted by New York City Police Department Detectives Sean Feliciano and Veerana Ramayya, of the Gun Violence Suppression Divisions Violence Reduction Task Force, under the supervision of Sergeant Richard Young and the overall supervision of VRTF Commanding Officer Lieutenant Richard Zacarese. Ashburn then returned to the apartment and shot Robinson at point blank range in the back, killing him. Bail set at $250,000/$100,000. Street gangs in Brooklyn should be on notice that we will use every resource available to rid our communities of this needless violence. Ms. Kasulis expressed her grateful appreciation to the FBI/NYPD Metro Safe Streets Task Force, the NYPDs Gun Violence Suppression Division, and the Kings County District Attorneys Office for their outstanding work and assistance in this investigation and prosecution. Teen Gunman Convicted of Murder for Shooting Innocent Man On Crowded Bus in Bedford-Stuyvesant During Rush Hour, Fake Lawyer Who Falsely Claimed Brooklyn Bar Association as his Office Pleads Guilty in Connection with Offering Bogus Immigration Services for a Fee. Alfaro-Barber, Paolo, dob: 7-28-91, Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn. A lock () or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Central Brooklyn Bloods and Folk Nation Gangs at War on Flatbush Ave, and Other Updates from the 70 PCT Liena Zagare Apr 27, 2018 2 min read DITMAS PARK - The April meeting of the 70th Precinct Community Council took place on Wednesday at 249 Caton Avenue. Todays verdict is a victory for the residents of the Ebbets Field Houses and the Brooklyn community, stated United States Attorney Lynch. BROOKLYN, NY A leader of a major Brooklyn gang who fired 11 shots into a crowd in Flatbush earlier this year has been arrested, according to prosecutors. Brooklyn, New York, Tuesday, July 9, 2019. On May 14, 2015, defendants Tyreek and Shaquille Hayes were arrested after a search warrant executed at their home led to the recovery of a handgun, which subsequently proved to have Tyreeks DNA on it. The defendants were members of, and committed crimes with, a violent set of the Folk Nation street gang. The most recent takedown includes top leaders from a subset of the Folk Nation gang known as "No Love City," including Hans "YL Flocks" Destine and Jean "Juno" Fremont, who were part of a five-member "Steering Committee" that ran the No Love City sect, prosecutors said. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Thanks for contacting us. Brown switched to the Folk Nation gang while in prison, prosecutors said. The Folks Nation was formed on November 11, 1978, within the confines of the Stateville Correctional Center. In one instance, an innocent 15-year-old boy was killed when he was mistaken for a rival gang member. NYPD will continue to quickly apprehend anyone responsible for gun violence in our city and take every step to make sure they remain off our streets.. This important takedown is part of our multi-pronged and ongoing strategy of focusing on the most violent offenders in our community, who are largely responsible for the surge in shootings we experienced last summer. Brown then handed the gun to a coconspirator who walked behind the victim and shot the victim in the buttocks at close range. 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