Gang member sentenced to 36 years WAVY.com Norfolk, Va.: "Gang member Eric Drandell Ward, 28, was sentenced in Norfolk federal court to serve 29 years in prison for his racketeering acts and 7 years in prison for possessing a firearm during a crime of violence, according to a statement from the United States Attorney's Office.
According to court documents, Ward was a mid-level leader of the Bounty Hunty Hunter Bloods/Nine Tech Gangster street gang that operated in neighborhoods in Portsmouth, Suffolk, and Chesapeake.
Ward pleaded guilty in July to one RICO count and one count of possessing a firearm during a crime of violence. The RICO count includes two racketeering acts that Ward participated in as a gang member, which included a home invasion robbery and conspiracy to distribute controlled substances.
According to court documents, in June 2007, six Bounty Hunter gang members drove to a home in Chesapeake armed with a gun to commit a home invasion robbery. Several weeks, earlier, Ward visited the victim's residence to inquire about renting the home. During a walk-thru of the residence, Ward noticed a safe in the master bedroom. Ward relayed this information to his fellow gang members, resulting in the robbery plans. The gang members decided Ward would not go to the robbery because he would be easily recognized."
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Kenneth Noye road rage murder conviction referred to court of appeal UK news guardian.co.uk: "road rage killer Kenneth Noye was today granted a fresh chance to appeal against his conviction for murder.
The 63-year-old was jailed for life at the Old Bailey in 2000 for stabbing 21-year-old Stephen Cameron on the M25 at Swanley, in Kent, in 1996.
But the Criminal Cases Review Commission has referred his conviction to the court of appeal because of questions over the pathologist's evidence.
In June, Noye failed in a legal bid to have his sentence reduced."
The 63-year-old was jailed for life at the Old Bailey in 2000 for stabbing 21-year-old Stephen Cameron on the M25 at Swanley, in Kent, in 1996.
But the Criminal Cases Review Commission has referred his conviction to the court of appeal because of questions over the pathologist's evidence.
In June, Noye failed in a legal bid to have his sentence reduced."
Gang member Eric Drandell Ward, 28, was sentenced in Norfolk federal court to serve 29 years in prison for his racketeering acts and 7 years in prison for possessing a firearm during a crime of violence, according to a statement from the United States Attorney's Office.
According to court documents, Ward was a mid-level leader of the Bounty Hunty Hunter Bloods/Nine Tech Gangster street gang that operated in neighborhoods in Portsmouth, Suffolk, and Chesapeake.
Ward pleaded guilty in July to one RICO count and one count of possessing a firearm during a crime of violence. The RICO count includes two racketeering acts that Ward participated in as a gang member, which included a home invasion robbery and conspiracy to distribute controlled substances.
According to court documents, in June 2007, six Bounty Hunter gang members drove to a home in Chesapeake armed with a gun to commit a home invasion robbery. Several weeks, earlier, Ward visited the victim's residence to inquire about renting the home. During a walk-thru of the residence, Ward noticed a safe in the master bedroom. Ward relayed this information to his fellow gang members, resulting in the robbery plans. The gang members decided Ward would not go to the robbery because he would be easily recognized.
When the gang arrived at the home, they knocked on the door, and when the victim answered, they forced their way in. At gunpoint, they demanded money from the safe. The victim began to scream and was hit several times on the head with a gun. Neighbors heard the victim's screams, and gang members fled the scene. In their haste leaving, they accidentally dropped a gun in the victim's front yard, which was recovered by Chesapeake Police.
The other racketeering act involves Ward's daily activity as a gang member in selling illegal narcotics in the Huntersville and College Square neighborhoods of Suffolk, according to court documents.
According to court documents, Ward was a mid-level leader of the Bounty Hunty Hunter Bloods/Nine Tech Gangster street gang that operated in neighborhoods in Portsmouth, Suffolk, and Chesapeake.
Ward pleaded guilty in July to one RICO count and one count of possessing a firearm during a crime of violence. The RICO count includes two racketeering acts that Ward participated in as a gang member, which included a home invasion robbery and conspiracy to distribute controlled substances.
According to court documents, in June 2007, six Bounty Hunter gang members drove to a home in Chesapeake armed with a gun to commit a home invasion robbery. Several weeks, earlier, Ward visited the victim's residence to inquire about renting the home. During a walk-thru of the residence, Ward noticed a safe in the master bedroom. Ward relayed this information to his fellow gang members, resulting in the robbery plans. The gang members decided Ward would not go to the robbery because he would be easily recognized.
When the gang arrived at the home, they knocked on the door, and when the victim answered, they forced their way in. At gunpoint, they demanded money from the safe. The victim began to scream and was hit several times on the head with a gun. Neighbors heard the victim's screams, and gang members fled the scene. In their haste leaving, they accidentally dropped a gun in the victim's front yard, which was recovered by Chesapeake Police.
The other racketeering act involves Ward's daily activity as a gang member in selling illegal narcotics in the Huntersville and College Square neighborhoods of Suffolk, according to court documents.
BBC News - Two men jailed for gun murder bid in Glasgow: "Two men have been jailed for shooting the brother of a notorious Scottish gangland figure at his Glasgow home.
Christopher Bailiff, 34, and James MacPherson, 43, admitted attempting to murder 48-year-old Eddie Boyd at his house in Pollok in September last year.
At the High Court in Edinburgh, Bailiff was jailed for 10 years and MacPherson was jailed for 13 years.
Mr Boyd's brother Stewart 'Specky' Boyd was a major gangland figure, who was killed in a crash in Spain in 2003.
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The court heard how Mr Boyd's partner and seven-year-old daughter were in the house when Bailiff and MacPherson burst in.
Five bullets hit Mr Boyd, severing his spine and causing other serious injuries. He now uses a wheelchair and will never walk again.
The family dog, Taz, was shot and killed after barking and growling at the men."
Christopher Bailiff, 34, and James MacPherson, 43, admitted attempting to murder 48-year-old Eddie Boyd at his house in Pollok in September last year.
At the High Court in Edinburgh, Bailiff was jailed for 10 years and MacPherson was jailed for 13 years.
Mr Boyd's brother Stewart 'Specky' Boyd was a major gangland figure, who was killed in a crash in Spain in 2003.
Continue reading the main story
Related stories
Two men admit shooting murder bid
Police vow to catch city gunmen
The court heard how Mr Boyd's partner and seven-year-old daughter were in the house when Bailiff and MacPherson burst in.
Five bullets hit Mr Boyd, severing his spine and causing other serious injuries. He now uses a wheelchair and will never walk again.
The family dog, Taz, was shot and killed after barking and growling at the men."
Police have nabbed 42 people for narcotic, gang and other offenses and seized guns, drugs and cash during a five-month-old partnership with federal drug and immigration officials, officers announced Wednesday.
In a packed roll call room at the Santa Cruz Police Department, investigators displayed 10 guns and numerous plastic bags filled with about $25,000 cash plus chunks of cocaine, methamphetamine, ecstasy and marijuana gained in an effort dubbed Operation Southern Exposure. The name reflects the gangs the operation targets.
Santa Cruz police entered a partnership with the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Drug Enforcement Agency in May, after a spike in violence that included murders of two Santa Cruz teens who crossed the path of alleged gang members.
“We are completely thrilled with the results to date,” DEA agent Amie Clarke said. “There have been some significant arrests.”
Of the 42 people arrested, nine were detained by immigration officials, six were Mara Salvatrucha gang members and three were Sureño gang members, said Joe Vincent, a special agent in a San Jose ICE office serving four counties.
Sergeant Pedro Gallego warned that the Latin Kings and the Ñetas, who used to have a higher presence in Spain were only ‘sleeping’ now, but would see a resurgence in activity as the economic crisis bites and youth unemployment rises. Members are attracted to join the gang because of its lifestyle, status and quick access to sex and drugs.
Gallego has published a book with the conclusions of his study La Mara al Desnudo.
The book explains that the tattoos of the Mara gang members are important and represent secret codes between them.
Dragons, tombs and sex scenes tattooed across the entire body are common place for the gang considered to be much more dangerous than the Sicilian Mafia or the Camorra from Naples.
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