Steed asks Doc. 35 indicted in two separate Central Texas drug trafficking You have permission to edit this article. Waller County Crime Statistics: Waller Annual Average Violent Crimes: 123 Data Source: Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program. "Dice usually be smoking weed on the stoop of his cousin's house after school," he says. Lee Oliver Williams, 38, of Magnolia, Arkansas was arrested If their lives lack meaning and purpose outside their gangs' territories, they're plainly meaningful and purposeful within them. Ice has made Lamar's professional development a personal project of sorts, gradually moving him up in the gang's hierarchy in accordance with his annual progress in school. Anthony "Big Tony" Sherman is 22, with a baby on the way. Im grateful to our partners for their work and incredible perseverance to protect our communities.. one Crip shouts to a pair of junkies walking down the block. They each face up to12 years in prison if convicted on the top counts. Massive speakers and a 60-inch plasma TV sit atop an entertainment center in the corner. That's law. We are facing a national crisis in part because dealers and pushers like those indicted in this investigation are all out to make a quick buck.. HOUSTON A total of 50 people were arrested following one of the largest drug busts in south Texas in recent years, according to Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery and Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux of the Drug Enforcement Administration. Here, slinging crack baggies and hiding stashes, young men with no obvious place in America's legitimate economy find that they belong, that they're significant, that they matter. "That's why I'm bringing Lamar alonghe's got book smarts to go with street smarts.". Five defendants allegedly sold a cocktail of heroin, fentanyl and cocaine. A narcotics K9 was then called by officials to examine the vehicle, where the dog reportedly smelled drugs. 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"What you have here is a situation where both crews have a great product, and neither is open to being bought out," Ice says. Todays announcement signals the end of a violent drug and gun ring operating in Hempstead that endangered thousands with the illegal narcotic fentanyl, said John Devito, the special agent in charge for the New York Field Division of the ATF. All rights reserved. Ten feet away lay a baby-faced Crips member, "Little James" Carter, with a quarter-size hole in his forehead. "I knew how to run a business, and this ain't so different, really," he says. But the day after James is buried, he makes his way to the graveyard to pay his respects. Each site was a focus of a yearlong investigation, Former Deputy Comm. for Hempstead Buildings Dept. That's how we do. "Doctor said it's a boy," Tony says. "Please wake up, James. William F. Sweeney, Assistant Director-in-Charge of the FBI New York said, The scourge of illegal narcotics trafficking, and the violence associated with it, has plagued our communities for far too long. While the number of opioid overdoses is now on the decline, Nassau officials have said 147 people died as the result of them in 2018. "That means y'all got to be ready at all times. Declaring the coast clear, he nods to Pete, who hands the baggie to Charlie. "Today, we confiscated methamphetamine. asks Donna Crawford, Lamar's aunt, who, after losing two sons to gang violence, refuses to talk to police about any crimes perpetrated by Bloods or Crips. But the truth is, 99 percent of these niggas around here would be jobless and making no money if I didn't do what I do in this community. Touts promote the day's drug selections, barking out product names and extolling their virtues to any potential customers within earshot. Inside the vehicle wereJose Agustin Morales, 34, and Cornelio Casteneda Diaz, 35, both from Mexico. Copyright 2018 KSLA. I have a lot of investigating to do, he said. One mourner whispers that the bullet that killed him remains trapped inside his heart's left ventricle. "Come Monday, most likely they'll scale shit back. Ricky Jackson, an inmate at a Massachusetts prison, gave the order to Darren Devane to take possession of the 100 grams of the drug that was at Angelique Whites home, according to the indictment. Deutsch is a criminal justice reporter at Newsday in New York.To protect the identities of gang members and other interviewees, most of their names have been changed. Friday at a residence on Hempstead County Road 3 in Hope, Arkansas. Authorities have given no indication that any drug activity occurred at the restaurant. "Why should I tell the cops anything?" Cain, 30, faces similar weapons and firearms charges. But now, we at war, man. People on the block mad at our crew for killing the wrong Crip? "But he chose sides; he wasn't there by accident. In total, the street value of the narcotics seized is estimated to be approximately $2,772,000. But they a small-ass force, yo. A navy blue suit and oversize white dress shirt hide his chest wound. All of that's part of our business strategy. the boy mumbles into the coffin. Cloudy skies early, then thunderstorms developing late. 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CLICK HERE to read more at HopePrescott.com Fifteen out of 26 people indicted in a massive 2021 drug bust are serving a collective 97\u00bd years in prison and facing a total of 55 years of supervised release, federal court records show. And they ain't got no undercovers they can get past us. Hempstead Village Police Officer Found Guilty of Child Endangerment and Official Misconduct, NCDA Hosts Second Annual Labor Law Conference, Suspended Attorney Sentenced to 3-1/3 to 10 Years in prison for Stealing More Than $187K from Client, Construction Company & Owner Plead Guilty to Illegally Dumping 80,000 Pounds of Construction Debris, Massapequa Man Sentenced to 3-1/2 to 10-1/2 Years for Crash that Killed Elderly Couple. Another man, Victor Cain, allegedly took an Uber from Brooklyn in May to Hempstead to sell a revolver. Approximately 100 grams of cocaine and 100 grams of crack cocaine were allegedly recovered from the un-apprehended co-defendants residence in Rosedale. Each time, they've been thwarted. "Anybody gets shot around here, they put it on TV," Flex says. The gangsters play a continuous stream of hip-hop on the speakers via Bluetooth on their smartphones, taking turns providing play lists. Ain't nothing quiet these days.". WALLER COUNTY, Texas - What began as a traffic stop in Waller County led to a drug bust with authorities seizing large amounts of cocaine and methamphetamine. "We know what cops look like, no matter what kind of gangster shit they try to dress up in," says Lamar. ", The leader of the local Bloods set, Michael "Ice" Williams, 24, has summoned Steed Wallace, Doc Reed, Lamar Crawford, and several other members to Seduccion, a Hempstead strip club used by the gang as an occasional meeting spot. Tony is standing on the stoop of a rundown apartment building that serves as the Crips' clubhouse while doubling as the primary location where the street gang sells and stashes its crack, powder cocaine and marijuana. That's the way it is, way it always will be.". Defense attorneys for the otherscharged could not be reached for comment Thursday night. The Hempstead County Sheriff's Office has completed a drug Sentenced for Stealing $59K from Republican Cmte. The duo, according to Sini, used other members of the alleged conspiracy to "test the heroin they were selling to ensure its potency and therefore its value.". By clicking Sign up, you agree to our privacy policy. "Most of them won't finish high school, because they like making money out here too much. Approximately 520 grams of cocaine, 50 oxycodone pills, two narcotics presses and bullets were recovered from Lloyds residence on Pierson Avenue in Hempstead. "Today's Friday, and the cops probably going to be beefing up patrols tonight and all weekend," Ice says. Cocaine prices rose from approximately $32,000 per kilogram to a peak of $55,000 per kilogram in August 2020. Devane is accused of storing some of the drugs with the help of another defendant Michael Drew who stashed the drugs at his mothers apartment on Terrace Avenue, the indictment reads. Scheller declined to comment on the allegations because he hasnt seen the prosecution's evidence. Data from the County Medical Examiners toxicology lab through September 2020, indicates that fatal overdoses have spiked more than 30%. Each of the defendants faces a maximum of 20 to 25 years in prison except for Lewis (who faces multiple potential sentences of at least 20 years) and Jackson, who could be sentenced to life in prison for operating as a major trafficker. In Hempstead and other economically struggling communities across the country, the Great Recession has left lasting damage, while also spawning a new generation of Bloods, Crips and other drug-dealing gangs. He had drivewanted to work, wanted to make some money so he could buy his own things and help out his mom and brothers. Low 66F. 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