Crime & Safety
Feds Indict 24 Alleged Members of Bloods Street Gang
Federal authorities say two of the accused slashed a woman's face from mouth to ear after stealing drug money from the gang.
Twenty-four alleged members of the Nine Trey street gang, a subgroup of the Bloods street gang, were named in a recently unsealed federal indictment that claims the members were involved in several violent crimes, including slashing a woman's face from mouth to ear.
On April 1, 2010 when one of the gang members, "Snow" told Nine Trey members to give a female victim a "buck-fifty," meaning slashing her face from mouth to ear with the aim of requiring 150 stitches to close the wound. The attack was punishment because she'd apparently stolen some of the gangs drug money, federal prosecutors said.
The slashing was carried out by Janee Yates and William Sykes, who are named in the indictment, prosecutors added.
The indictment also alleges that Nine Trey gangsters committed a shooting on April 12, 2010, after the shooting victims were involved in a dispute with other gang members.
The suspects named in the indictment beat and choked prostitutes when they refused to see customers or did not earn enough money and beat a fellow gang member to discipline him for trying to leave the gang, according to a press release issued by the office of Neil McBride, the U.S Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia.
If convicted, all 24 face life in prison. There is no parole in the federal system.
Eight of the 24 people arrested and indicted are from Manassas, according to the release. One is from Gainesville in western Prince William County.
The accused are:
Thaddaeus "Storm" Snow, 23, is charged with conspiracy to commit racketeering, violence in aid of racketeering, conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine, conspiracy to commit sex trafficking, conspiracy to commit robbery, and using and carrying a firearm during a crime of violence and in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
Justin "J Mo" Finley, 24, is charged with conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine and conspiracy to commit sex trafficking.
Stephon "Blitz" Greene, 21, is charged with conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine and conspiracy to commit sex trafficking.
LaTonya "Lady Dynasty", 30, is charged with conspiracy to commit sex trafficking.
Joshua Pendleton "Wacko" Brooks, 27, is charged with conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine.
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Antawn "Noid" Minor, 33, is charged with conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and carrying a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
Deyonka Gaskins, 29, is charged with conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine.
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Gracier Isique, 28, is charged with conspiracy to distribute cocaine.
Gainesville resident James "Black Kate Watson, 34, is charged with conspiracy to commit racketeering, conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine and conspiracy to commit sex trafficking.
Christopher "Briss" Head, 25, of Washington, D.C., is charged with conspiracy to commit racketeering and conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine.
Nicole "Merlot" Yates, 27, of Fairfax is charged with conspiracy to commit sex trafficking, conspiracy to commit robbery, and using a firearm during a crime of violence.
Candy Minor, 28, of Fredericksburg is charged with conspiracy to commit sex trafficking, conspiracy to commit robbery, and using a firearm during a crime of violence.
Kaleef "Bloody Tweed" Tweedy, 23, of Dumfries is charged with conspiracy to commit sex trafficking, conspiracy to commit robbery, and using a firearm during a crime of violence.
Devante"Trey" Jordan, 21, of Alexandria is charged with conspiracy to commit robbery and using a firearm during a crime of violence.
Aayron "Mook" Marshal, 23, of Warrenton is charged with conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine.
Lionel "Boogie" Ritchie, 29, of Remington is charged with conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine.
Jameel "Nino B" Aleem, 32, of Washington, D.C., is charged with conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine.
Curtis "Curtis Dodd" or "Red Rum" Martino, 29, of Elkridge, MD is charged with conspiracy to commit racketeering and conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine.
William "Black" Sykes, 29, of Bealeton is charged with conspiracy to commit racketeering, violence in aid of racketeering, conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine, conspiracy to commit sex trafficking, and using a firearm during a crime of violence.
George "Champ" Williams, 28, of Bealeton is charged with conspiracy to commit racketeering, violence in aid of racketeering, conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine, conspiracy to commit sex trafficking, and using a firearm during a crime of violence.
Markeith "LTK" Kerns, 20, of Summerduck is charged with conspiracy to commit racketeering, violence in aid of racketeering, conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine, conspiracy to commit sex trafficking, and using a firearm during a crime of violence.
Janee "Alizia" Yates, 23, of Warrenton is charged with conspiracy to commit racketeering, violence in aid of racketeering, conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine, and conspiracy to commit sex trafficking.
Deontae "D-Boy" Holland, 27, of Bealeton is charged with conspiracy to commit racketeering, conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine, and conspiracy to commit sex trafficking.
William "Ill Will" Sharp Manning, 24, of Warrenton is charged with conspiracy to commit racketeering, conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine, and conspiracy to commit sex trafficking.
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