District Attorney Thompson said, We must never allow violent street gangs to take over and terrorize our communities by going on hunting expeditions and roaming our streets shooting and killing people at will. The gun was recovered by law enforcement and Browns DNA was found on the weapon. Powered by. Bail status: remanded. Laurent subsequently told a friend that he shot Duncan because Duncan was a member of the rival Crips gang, although no evidence established that Duncan actually belonged to that gang. 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. Keemari Porter, 19, of East New York, Brooklyn. In asking that the defendants be held on bail, prosecutor Jhounelle Cunningham detailed other disturbing details. They face various penalties ranging from 25 years to life for second-degree murder and up to 25 years for second-degree attempted murder. Bail status: remanded. 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. They were charged with seven non-fatal shootings that happened in Brooklyn over the course of 2020 in which six individuals were wounded. 18. Video . No Thanks Among the charged with violent crimes in-aid-of racketeering including attempted murder and related firearms offenses are: Oluwagbenga Agoro (21), Lorenzo Bailey (32), Quincy Battice (32), Davon Brown (27), Hans Destine (30), Jean Fremont (30), Ricardo Hepburn (19), McKoy Lima (26), Triston Lawrence (27), Deryck Thompson (22) and Michael Williams (19). Video of the drive-by shooting at 8 p.m. allegedly shows the trio blasting bullets from a car on Madison Street in Bedford-Stuyvesant. About 100 detectives and supervisors took part in the takedown, according to officials. 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. Arrests are the Result of a Joint Federal-State Effort to Dismantle Violent Gangs, John Marzulli 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. Another defendant is awaiting extradition from New Jersey and two others are being sought. Zidon Clarke, 20, of Flatbush, Brooklyn. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts. 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. Tarell Herbert, 25, of East Midwood, Brooklyn. Prosecutors said the Babiiez and Insane Crip Gangsta territory spans the Flatbush area, specifically East 21st Street with buildings on that block referred to as The Castle and serving as the gang members hub. 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. 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. Get FBI email alerts 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. Williams, Christian, dob: 7-7-95, East 21st Street, 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.Visit http://www.brooklynda.org/2019/07/09/twenty-one-alleged-members-of-violent-folk-nation-street-gang-indicted-in-connection-with-conspiracy-to-possess-weapons-commit-murder-of-rivals/ to learn more. 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. They face various penalties, depending on their age and the charges, ranging from probation to 25 years to life in prison. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Thanks for contacting us. These defendants terrorized the streets of Brooklyn by opening fire on perceived rivals and recklessly firing their guns including in broad daylight endangering innocent bystanders. Senior Assistant District Attorney Jane C. Kim of the District Attorneys Crime Strategies Unit, assisted in the investigation under the supervision of Edward J. Carroll, Chief, and the overall supervision of Senior Executive Assistant District Attorney Mark E. Feldman, Crime Strategies and Investigations. Age: 30 Khaysean Porter, 21, of Brownsville, Brooklyn. Marcellus, Denzel, dob: 5-18-95, Brooklyn Avenue, Brooklyn. They are rivals of the People Nation. // ]]>, Report an Issue | Bail status: remanded. Bail status: remanded. Fyffe, Oshane, dob: 11-4-96, East 21st Street, Brooklyn. Age: 27 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. Awaiting extradition from Essex County, New Jersey. Omar Peters, 24, of Flatlands, Brooklyn. All of the defendants are charged with second-degree conspiracy for which they face up to 25 years. 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. In one instance, an innocent 15-year-old boy was killed when he was mistaken for a rival gang member. The Folks Nation is an alliance of street gangs originating in Chicago, established in 1978. The recently released Brooklyn Bus Network Redesign will hurt more than it will help, argues Allan Rosen, a former director of MTA NYCT Bus Planning, because it is based on erroneous assumptions and is not as comprehensive as it needs to be. 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. On February 5, 2017, it is alleged, defendant Khaysean Porter, 21, acting in concert with Travis Laroc, Tahir Thomas and others, shot and killed Darren Harrison, 22, an alleged rival and injured a second alleged rival in the vicinity of East 84, On February 20, 2017, it is alleged, defendant Zidon Clarke acting in concert with others, shot and killed Rohan Levy, an innocent 15-year-old, who he mistakenly believed was a rival. Myrie then took credit for the shooting on Facebook. 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. (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. Bail set at $100,000/$50,000. Destine, Fremont, Hepburn, Lawrence, Lima, Thompson and Williams were arrested this morning in Brooklyn and are scheduled to be arraigned this afternoon before United States Magistrate Judge Sanket J. Bulsara. Fremont, Jean, dob: 6-25-91, East 25th Street, Brooklyn. He had been in custody since his 2014 arrest on conspiracy and weapons possession charges. 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. 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). Brooklyn, New York, HANS DESTINE (also known as YL Flocks) To request removal of your name from an arrest report, submit these required items to arrestreports@patch.com. On May 26, 2014, after Jerome Myrie allegedly discussed a plan to shoot up a party in Canarsie on Facebook, three individuals were shot and received non-fatal injuries while in the vicinity of a barbecue in Canarsie on Memorial Day. 9. 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. DEFENDANT ADDENDUM: We remain relentless in our efforts to identify, arrest, and prosecute anyone who involves themselves in violence on our streets, stated NYPD Commissioner Shea. Our work through the FBI/NYPD Metro Safe Streets Task Force will continue relentlessly until residents can feel safe again.. 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 neighborhood of Brooklyn. YASSER ASHBURN, a/k/a Indio, Swerve, Supa Swerve 6, and Yassen Ashburn, emailStay Connected Those indicted include six juveniles and four people who are already in jail, officials said. Bail status: remanded. Soon after its formation, the People Nation was formed to counter the Folks alliance. Shaquille Benjamin, 19, of East Flatbush, Brooklyn. The Six Tre set of the Folk Nation operated out of the Ebbets Field Houses in the Flatbush area of Brooklyn for years. 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. Brown then handed the gun to a coconspirator who walked behind the victim and shot the victim in the buttocks at close range. Bail status: remanded. Bail set at $200,000/$100,000. 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. Abu Gaye, Bobby Thomas, Jaden Occean and Krisalya Blount were busted Thursday and six have not yet been arrested. Waddell, Kwyme, dob: 12-25-91, East 25th Street, Brooklyn. Standing six feet tall . 16. 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