The arrests, the second gang bust in Brooklyn this week, are part of a city, state and federal mission to dismantle gangs behind the violence, according to law enforcement. The litany of crimes we allege in this case is demonstrative of the fear and frustration facing far too many New York City communities. Eastern District of New York (718) 254-7000 A superseding indictment was unsealed in federal court in Brooklyn this morning charging seven members, associates, and leaders of the violent. 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. Brooklyn, New York, MICHAEL WILLIAMS (also known as Mikey Floxks and Mikey Gzz) 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. 13. Welcome to the first newsletter of 2023. 2. An indictment is merely an accusation and not proof of a defendants guilt. Email Email. Shaquille Benjamin, 19, of East Flatbush, Brooklyn. Keemari Porter, 19, of East New York, Brooklyn. Omar Peters, 24, of Flatlands, Brooklyn. Brooklyn, New York, RICARDO HEPBURN (also known as Riko Floxks) Led by MCTIER, the gang was notoriously violent and murdered, shot at, stabbed, and robbed rival gang members as well as innocent bystanders. Brown then handed the gun to a coconspirator who walked behind the victim and shot the victim in the buttocks at close range. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Age: 27 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 Attorney's Violent Criminal. Zidon Clarke, 20, of Flatbush, Brooklyn. 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. Prosecutors say that, according to the indictment, the accused, whose ages range from 17 to 41 years old, and include a father and his two sons, are members of subsets of the violent Folk Nation street gang known as Super Rich Kids, a.k.a., Street Rich Kartel (SRK-Folk) and Newkirk (Newkirk-Folk) and operate primarily in and around East Flatbush and Flatbush. 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. On December 30, 2015, Rahim Vincent was observed using his phone to access Facebook, while driving, and instead of submitting to a vehicle stop, led officers on a brief high speed chase that ended in a three-car accident. 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. 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. Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez, together with New York City Police Commissioner James P. O'Neill, today announced that 21 alleged members of two subsets of the violent Folk Nation. When sentenced, on July 10, 2015, the defendants Yasser Ashburn and Jamal Laurent face mandatory life imprisonment, and the defendant Trevelle Merritt faces ten years to life. The argument continued outside the bar where Brown displayed a gun and fired a shot into the air. Crime & Safety Leader Of Brooklyn 'Folk Nation' Gang Behind Flatbush Shooting: Feds Kwyme Waddell bragged about firing 11 shots into a crowd in Flatbush earlier this year, according to prosecutors. Bail set at $100,000/$50,000. Bail status: remanded. About 100 detectives and supervisors took part in the takedown, according to officials. As alleged, on March 14, 2020, Brown was involved in the shooting of a victim for perceived disrespect towards GD. 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. The shooting, which injured two victims, was revenge for a Folk Nation member who had been shot the night before, prosecutors said. Moise, Javanni, dob: 3-24-94, East 25th Street, Brooklyn. 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. During the escalating violence over the course of the conspiracy, it is alleged, SRK-Folk and Newkirk-Folk members frequently discussed their intentions and efforts to engage in additional attacks and took credit for past attacks through cell phone messaging and, less often, through social media. Bail set at $150,000/$75,000. DITMAS PARK The April meeting of the 70th Precinct Community Council took place on Wednesday at 249 Caton Avenue. On February 9, 2014, it is alleged, defendant Christian Williams shot and injured a rival on a commercial street, an instance of NLC members engaging in a riding out hunting expedition in Canarsie. 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. 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. Roberts, Corey, dob: 5-22-92, Newkirk Avenue, Brooklyn. Remanded. Hutchinson, Deleon, dob: 11-10-95, Hook Creek Boulevard, Valley Stream, N.Y. Subscribe Brooklyn, New York, McKOY LIMA (also known as Mak) Many of the phone calls were allegedly made by or with Kwyme Waddell, aka, K, who is considered the Big Homie, or leader of NLC. Bail status: remanded. During the course of the conspiracy the defendants variously allegedly agreed to commit crimes, including murder and assault, in order to maintain their dominance over that geographic area, particularly Flatbush. Rean Awong, 22, of Flatbush, Brooklyn. Dandre Stanford, 20, of Cambria Heights, Queens. Brooklyn, New York, E.D.N.Y. Targeting and dismantling gangs and crews, and preventing the violence so often associated with their illegal activities, continues to be among the highest priorities for the NYPD and our law enforcement partners. The Folk Nation is a nationwide gang active in numerous cities and prisons across the United States. OLUWAGBENGA AGORO (also known as Gee Banga) 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. 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. They also communicated their intentions on social media, including Facebook, and during inmate calls made from Rikers Island, including ordering acts of retribution such as beatings and shootings of members of rival gangs. 3. Myrie, Jerome, dob: unknown, East 104th Street, Brooklyn. Darren Wilson, 19, of Canarsie, Brooklyn. They were charged with seven non-fatal shootings that happened in Brooklyn over the course of 2020 in which six individuals were wounded. The 26-year-old is accused of committing the same bank fraud scheme last summer. The subsets are known as Super Rich Kids, a.k.a., Street Rich Kartel (SRK-Folk) and Newkirk (Newkirk-Folk) and operate primarily in and around the East Flatbush and Flatbush sections of Brooklyn. 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Kristin Mace, and Margaret Lee. Age: 30 Khalil Irving, 18, of East Flatbush, Brooklyn. (See defendant addendum). 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. The gun was recovered by law enforcement and Browns DNA was found on the weapon. Folk. The charges in the indictments are allegations, and the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. 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. An indictment is merely an accusation and not proof of a defendants guilt. 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! Many of the shootings were also caught on surveillance video, including on July 26, 2020 when three of the charged Amath Kebe, Malik Harry and Kymani Salkey allegedly opened fire on a member of the rival Structure gang. Folks gangs also disrespect People Nation gangs by inverting or "cracking" (adding crack marks to or removing half of a gang symbol) their symbols. 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. PSN is an evidence-based program proven to be effective at reducing violent crime. During the course of the robbery, James was shot in the back and head. Share on Twitter Twitter All of the defendants are charged with second-degree conspiracy for which they face up to 25 years. Clair Bailey)Age: 32, QUINCY BATTICE (also known as Hush Dinero and George Ayala)Age: 32, DAVON BROWN (also known as Chico Dinero)Age: 27, HANS DESTINE (also known as YL Flocks)Age: 30, JEAN FREMONT (also known as Juno and Bigga Twirl)Age: 30, RICARDO HEPBURN (also known as Riko Floxks)Age: 19, TRISTON LAWRENCE (also known as Birdy Flock)Age: 27, DERYCK THOMPSON (also known as Benzo, DBenzo and Kenzie)Age: 22, MICHAEL WILLIAMS (also known as Mikey Floxks and Mikey Gzz)Age: 19. It's the FBI's latest success in its campaign against America's violent street gangs. Two days after the murder, NYPD officers responded to a shots-fired call at Laurents residence on Schenectady Avenue in Brooklyn. The Department of Justice believes that it is important to keep victims/witnesses of federal crime informed of court proceedings and what services may be available to assist you. Prosecutors allege that they 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. //