With the assistance of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the gator was taken to the Dallas Zoo. Those arrested included Kendrick Jamal Young, Christopher Jamiel Love, Alex Jerome Bowman, Victor Scott Wingham, Joshua Jimond Wheatley, Travion Williams, Jihadd Thies Gorree Thomas, and Jamarian Augustus Hewitt.
Young, Love, Bowman, Wingham, and Wheatley were all charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances. Young, Love, and Hewitt were also charged with felon in possession of a firearm and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Hewitt also faces charges of possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance and using a cellphone to facilitate a drug felony. Additionally, Williams and Thomas were charged with carjacking and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence.
New York Prosecutors Indict Suspected Crips Gang Members For String Of Murders, Violence Over Several Years. Investigators seized 14 guns during an operation targeting alleged gang members in the South Dallas area. During a detention hearing on Friday, prosecutors accused the defendants of dealing drugs daily at an area known as the “Dead End.” The prosecutors also presented evidence suggesting that several members of the operation used text messages to warn each other about raids by law enforcement officials. After the raids, they sent “young people” to look for missing drugs. Prosecutors also claim the suspects went back to dealing drugs at the conclusion of the raid. According to Meacham’s office, many of the suspects have extensive criminal histories that include crimes related to drugs and guns.
31 ‘Bloods’-linked Gang Members Indicted For Shootings, Murder Of Schoolteacher In Ny. Investigators seized Crips-themed jewelry while executing an operation targeting gang activity in the South Dallas area. “Operation Blue Laces” was executed by the ATF, the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Dallas Field Division, the Dallas Police Department, Homeland Security Investigation, U.S. Marshals Service, IRS Criminal Investigative Division, Texas Department of Public Safety, the Kaufman County Sheriff’s Office, and the Texas Game Wardens.
Original article source: Unusual pet seized during operation targeting gang members in Texas.
