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In 1989, a member of the Gangster Disciples was arrested on felony drug-related offenses. He was found guilty and sentenced to 28 years in prison. [23] On April 27, 2016, 32 members of Gangster Disciples were arrested on RICO charges by federal agents. Among the 32 arrested was a former Atlanta-area police officer who prosecutors say was a hit ...
In 1969, Larry Hoover, the leader of the rival gang “Gangster Disciples,” agreed to a merger with Barksdale to create a unified gang called the “Black Gangster Disciples Nation.” Soon after the alliance was formed, Larry Hoover and one member were charged and convicted for the murder of another member, and both received a life sentence ...
Gangster Disciples: An African American street, and prison gang. KUMI 415: Generally referred to as 415 or Kumi 415, a predominantly African American prison gang that was originally formed in Folsom State Prison in the mid-1980s, and the founding members were mainly from the San Francisco Bay Area.
The Gangster Disciples, also known as the GD gang, have members in Athens who have been arrested in previous years for various crimes. Philmon Deshawn “Dolla Phil” Chambers, 35, of Atlanta was ...
CHICAGO — Lawyers representing Gangster Disciples founder Larry Hoover filed a motion Friday asking the judge overseeing Hoover’s request for release from a life sentence to recuse himself ...
Sources confirmed that the Sept. 1 Manchester arrest of Michael "Deuce" Francis, 34 — a member of the Gangster Disciples street gang — is one of ... News conference to highlight arrest of ...
In the 1960s the Gangster Disciples and the Black Disciples operated together under the Black Gangster Disciple Nation, but after the split in 1972, the two groups violently fought over territory. The Gangster Disciples are structured similarly to corporate enterprises while the Black Disciples are structured similarly to religions. [ 12 ]
Larry Hoover Sr (born November 30, 1950) [3] [2] [6] is an American former gangster and street gang kingpin. He is the founder of the Chicago street gang, the Gangster Disciples. Hoover is currently serving six life sentences at the ADX Florence prison facility in Colorado. He was previously sentenced to life imprisonment plus 200 years for a ...