Investigators allege this gang is behind many of the shootings on the city's east side, operating around the Gratiot Avenue and Kelly Road between Seven and Eight Mile roads reports WWJ's Stephanie Davis. She says SMBposted their hit list on social media and the ongoing gang war resulted in fatal and non-fatal shootings. You dont even have to send a text message. A message of hope was given to parents in poor neighborhoods. The twins also belong to the Seven Mile Bloods rival gang, the Hustle Boys, prosecutors say. Contact our office at 313-226-9634 or email us at USAMIE.EJ@usdoj.gov or visit our web page HERE for more information. Editor's note: Detroit News reporter Robert Snell spent more than a year investigating Detroits gang wars and the Justice Departments attempts to topple the Seven Mile Bloods. Near Grand River and Oakman, a white Chrysler Sebring filled with Seven Mile Bloods accelerated and pulled alongside the Hustle Boys car. These rival gangs have been violently attacking one another and have posted respective hit lists on social media. McQuade said an investigation found that of 10 people posted on one of theInstagram hit lists, only three escaped violent attacks. This is how my homies SMB Spade saved me from being stabbed . Prosecutors say the racketeering enterprise generated unexplained wealth that Seven Mile Bloods members spent on cars, $50,000 diamond-encrusted Breitling watches, $600 belts and at Detroit strip clubs. More clues can be found on YouTube videos produced in the red zone, providing evidence that has led to dozens of arrests from both gangs. But it's most definite, definite problems coming across the territorial line.". Seven Mile Road is an area in Detroit, Michigan, which is 'one of the most dangerous no-go zones in the USA', according to documentary No-Go Zones: World's Toughest Places. Partners include the Detroit Police Department Gang Intelligence Unit, the FBI Violent Gang Task Force, which consists of representatives of Detroit Police Department, U.S. Border Patrol, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcements Homeland Security Investigations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Michigan Department of Corrections and Michigan State Police, with the cooperation of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). March 1, 2016 / 9:18 PM Prosecutors promised jurors during the first round of trials in January that they would hear from another key witness, Michael Davis, who survived the attack and testified twice, in secret, in front of a grand jury. As part of the years-long investigation, prosecutors charged 21 alleged Seven Mile Bloods members under racketeering statutes passed in the 1970s to target the Mafia but they drew significantly on evidence befitting of the digital age. The Red Zone is part pharmacy, part killing field and part music studio where gang members peddled drugs, fought rivals and shot rap videos on street corners. Diondre Fitzpatrick, a/k/a "D-Nice," 26, of Harper Woods, with RICO conspiracy; possession of a firearm during, and in relation to, a crime of violence. Racketeering defendants face extreme odds. Robert Brown, aka RO 37, of Warren, was sentenced to 40 years imprisonment after having been convicted of RICO conspiracy; attempted murder in aid of racketeering; and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence. Derick is the Lead Digital Editor for ClickOnDetroit and has been with Local 4 News since April 2013. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. A dream team of investigators and prosecutors was put together to go after the danger with a message to change these ways or pay the price. The jury deliberated approximately seven days before reaching their verdicts. These rival gangs have been violently attacking one another and have posted respective hit lists on social media. After a 10-week trial, a federal jury in the Eastern District of Michigan convicted four members of the Seven Mile Bloods Street Gang today for their participation in various criminal acts, including racketeering conspiracy and related firearm offenses. Pair Of Seven Mile Blood Lieutenants In Detroit Sent Away To Prison For Drugs & Racketeering 3 years ago Scott Burnstein . Federal investigators said nearly 20 members controlled the entire 48205 zip code in Detroit. The racketeering conspiracy alleged by prosecutors originated in The Red Zone, the gangs home turf. As the Associated Press reported, the 19-year-old Chicago native posted about gang life prolifically on the Internet, tweeting under the name @taedoeDaShoota and taunting rivals in videos on YouTube and messages on Facebook until a gang rival fatally shot him 11 times on a back porch on Chicagos South Side. bounty hunters are often used to go after. First published on March 1, 2016 / 9:18 PM. 2016 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. The charges, however, have not ended the violence. Attorneys Justin Wechsler, Mark Bilkovic and Tare Wigod of the U.S. Attorneys Office for the Eastern District of Michigan. 2023 The Detroit News, a Digital First Media Newspaper. The jury deliberated approximately seven days before reaching their verdicts. "In our trials, we've shown pictures of gang members holding guns and drugs with their gang colors, schemes on shirts.". Click here to read the indictment(.pdf format). Keithon Porter, aka KP, 32, of Detroit; was convicted of RICO conspiracy; murder in aid of racketeering; attempted murder in aid of racketeering; and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence. Police know the gang wars are driving up crime numbers, so a team of the best of the best has been assembled. (Editor's note: Detroit News reporter Robert Snell spent more than a year investigating Detroits gang wars and the Justice Departments attempts to topple the Seven Mile Bloods. The gang paid $15 per pill in Detroit and sold the drug for $60 in Charleston. (Video: YouTube). Seven Mile Road . These rival gangs have been violently attacking one another and have posted respective "hit lists" on social media. Five defendants in the Seven Mile Bloods case face possible death sentences under federal law, even though Michigan has abolished the death penalty. , who warns in the documentary of coming too close to enemy lines. Our Civil Rights hotline is available for anyone who may have suffered a violation of their civil rights. Only four people had been acquitted of racketeering-related crimes in the last decade in Detroit federal court. The use of social media and the instant accessibility for gangs to insult their rivals is believed by law enforcement to be a main catalyst for violence plaguing Chicagos South and West Sides.. According to evidence presented during the trial, the Seven Mile Bloods gang operates on the east side of Detroit, between Gratiot Avenue and Kelly Road and between Seven and Eight Mile Roads. "These gangs are just as organized as organized crime families," McQuade said. "We also offer them some alternatives," McQuade said. ONeal was afraid and initially wouldnt look at Page. This article was published more than4 years ago. A long time member and leader of the Seven Mile Bloods Street Gang was sentenced for his participation in various criminal acts, including racketeering conspiracy, attempted murder and a related firearm offense, announced United States Attorney Matthew Schneider. Corey Bailey, aka Sonny, Cocaine Sonny, 31, of Detroit, was sentenced to two life sentences and three 10 year sentences, all to run concurrent, after having been convicted of RICO conspiracy; murder in aid of racketeering; attempted murder in aid of racketeering; and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence; Arlandis Shy, aka Grymee, Vil, 30, of Clinton Township was sentenced to 18 years after having been convicted of RICO conspiracy; Keithon Porter, aka KP, 32, of Detroit; is awaiting sentencing after having been convicted of RICO conspiracy; murder in aid of racketeering; attempted murder in aid of racketeering; and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence. RELEATED: Members of Seven Mile Bloods Street Gang convicted of criminal activity. DETROIT Local 4 had a rare look at the life of a Detroit-based gang kingpin. Bycoincidence, Arnold had his own meeting with a parole agent that morning. You dont have to call someone out anymore. When she finally looked, ONeal screamed. These guilty verdicts are a tremendous victory for the Detroit community that was plagued by the violence, drug dealing and mayhem inflicted by this violent street gang, said U.S. Attorney Schneider. 7 Mile, Everyone took losses and everyone went to prison.. "It's getting out of control," a resident said. ome to 'drug dealers, hustlers, killers and thieves, prepared to do whatever it takes to defend their territory'. He shot em.. READ CHAPTER 2 | A deadly rivalry:The Seven Mile Bloods go hunting for rivals after a chance meeting on Detroits west side. Keithon Porter, 32, was convicted of racketeering, attempted murder and murder in aid of racketeering, for his role in the fatal shooting later bragged about on Instagram. Robert Brown II, 37, also known as "RO" and head of the Seven Mile Bloods gang in Detroit, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge George Caram . She says SMB posted their hit list on social media and the ongoing gang war resulted in fatal and non-fatal shootings. We commend our prosecutors and law enforcement partners for their hard work to hold members of the gang accountable for their crimes. "The 7 Mile Bloods are very active and they post a number of things including . Amongst those convicted are: A fifth defendant, Eugene Fisher, aka Fes, 38, of Detroit, was convicted of two counts of felon in possession of a firearm. The second, created by the Seven Mile Bloods in retaliation, put hits on 62 enemies of the gang, releasing their names and faces on an Instagram account called ooo_big_blood.. DETROIT - Local 4 had a rare look at the life of a Detroit-based gang kingpin. ", He adds: "Even the police only dare tread dirt in the day. The strategy seems to be working. Evidence presented at trial showed an ongoing gang war between the Seven Mile Bloods and an alliance of other gangs operating on Detroit's east side stemming from a murder that occurred in July 2014. According to evidence presented during the trial, the Seven Mile Bloods gang operates on the east side of Detroit, between Gratiot Avenue and Kelly Road and between Seven and Eight Mile Roads. The ZIP code is so dangerous some locals call it the 4820-Die. It tore me apart during this trial, Peterson said. The jury took about seven days before reaching their verdicts. "Being a concerned mom, I don't want my son being in it," a Detroit woman said. Corey Bailey, aka Sonny, Cocaine Sonny, 30, of Detroit, was convicted of RICO conspiracy; murder in aid of racketeering; attempted murder in aid of racketeering; and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence; Arlandis Shy, aka Grymee, Vil, 29, of Clinton Township was convicted of RICO conspiracy and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence; Robert Brown II, aka R.O., 36, of Warren, Michigan, was convicted of RICO conspiracy, attempted murder in aid of racketeering; and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence; and. And Arlandis Shy, 29, was convicted of racketeering conspiracy and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. "The 7 Mile Bloods are very active and they post a number of things including rap videos," said McQuade. At the time, Assistant U.S. Attorney Rajesh Prasad said Davis was a suspect in the drive-by shooting deaths of rappers Raymell "47 Mell"Campbell and Dominique Brown in July 2017 near I-94 and Livernois in Detroit. This series was originally published Apr. The death penalty? Taylor said, Some of them are already dead (inside).. For others, its home. Four decades in federal prison without parole is the consequence for gang members who inflict violence, drug dealing, and mayhem on our communities, said United States Attorney Matthew Schneider. If you need help with the Public File, call (313) 222-0566. Spring '93 Philly Mob Hit Was Related To 200K Drug Burn, Once Fast-Tracked Case Moving In Slow Motion Now In Norristown, PA 55 Seven Mile Bloods Indictment (SMB ) (7 Mile and Hayes) comments sorted by Best Top New Controversial Q&A Add a Comment . Drugs, guns, murder and fear helped Bailey run the area, police said. According to authorities, Corey Bailey, also known as Cocaine Sonny or C Murda, ruled the notorious Seven Mile Bloods Gang, and he did it with extreme violence. The Seven Mile Bloods turned several abandoned homes, or"trap houses,"into drug stores within The Red Zone where narcotics were stashed before being sold to customers across Metro Detroit and beyond. (Video: YouTube). 2023The Detroit News, a Digital First Media Newspaper. He had apparently mistaking a smiley face emoji Facebook comment as an insult directed at his mom, the AP reported. Investigators were able to bring together separate probes into various members of this organization and its criminal activities into one encompassing investigation. Editor's note: Detroit News reporter Robert Snell spent more than a year investigating Detroits gang wars and the Justice Departments attempts to topple the Seven Mile Bloods. A war is going on between the Seven Mile Bloods gang and the 6 Mile Chedda Boys. There's a no-go zone in America that's so dangerous police won't even enter it at night, with a violent crime rate that's five times higher than the rest of the US. The Detroit zip code 48205 is known by gangs as the "red zone," referring to the color of blood. The Seven Mile Bloods and its affiliated group, Hobsquad, use various gang signs and symbols, including the five-pointed star and a hand displaying all five fingers. Search: East Side Crips Flint. To haul the drugs to West Virginia, the gang used Greyhound buses, rental cars and stuffers, neighborhood girls who were paid $1,000 a trip to hide the pills in their genitalia. The Instagram hit lists surfaced after a drive-by shooting in Detroit in July 2014. "Webring together the Detroit police, who have the best kind of street-level intelligence with ATF, which is the best with tracing guns, with DEA, who is the best at understanding drug-trafficking laws nationally and internationally, with FBI, which is the best with connecting the dots with all of their intelligence apparatus and the ability to exploit social media," McQuade said. Officials are charging drug-dealing gang members the way the mafia used to be charged, with racketeering. These rival gangs have been violently attacking one another and have posted respective "hit lists" on social media. Crack remains the most lucrative street drug in Detroit, where poverty and a 'lack of prospects' lead one in six people into drug addiction - with the Seven Mile Road market also flooded with other substances like heroin and opioids. They're organized, and they're involved in a whole multitude of things that constitute racketeering.". Copyright 2017 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved. Using racketeering statutes, prosecutors charged multiple members of the gang. Those who live or dare to come here are playing with their lives. Keithon Porter is awaiting sentencing after being convicted of RICO conspiracy, murder in aid of racketeering, attempted murder in aid of racketeering and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a violent crime. In one shooting, members of the Seven Mile Bloods allegedly shot up a Pontiac full of rival gang members and fatally struck one man in the head then posted his picture on Instagram. There's been a lot of drug-related, gang-related shootings, and so Detroit PD has been doing their best to be proactive with their gang units, but you can't get ahead of it fast enough. This case was the work of the Detroit One Initiative. / CBS Detroit. Eugene Fisher was sentenced to 90 months in prison after being convicted of two counts of felon in possession of a firearm. Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Departments Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Matthew Schneider of the Eastern District of Michigan and Special Agent in Charge Timothy R. Slater of the FBIs Detroit Division made the announcement. He was acquitted of murder and attempted murder. DETROIT A murder hit list posted on Instagram was the final straw for local law enforcement looking to put a stop to violence in one of the country's most dangerous neighborhoods. Smaller east side gangs team up as hit lists start appearing on Instagram. The incidents. "But it also makes good evidence for us," McQuade said. Evidence presented at trial showed an ongoing gang war between the Seven Mile Bloods and an alliance of other gangs operating on Detroit's east side stemming from a murder that occurred in July 2014. I just couldnt believe all this was going on, Peterson said. We commend our prosecutors and law enforcement partners for their hard work to hold members of the gang accountable for their crimes. This shooting war has led to increased homicides and non-fatal shootings on Detroits east side. The Seven Mile Bloods' approximately 50 members typically wear red clothing, hats and bandanas. Amongst those convicted were: A fifth defendant, Eugene Fisher, aka Fes, 38, of Detroit, was sentenced to 90 months after having been convicted of two counts of felon in possession of a firearm. Please enter valid email address to continue. "Their money-making enterprise is the drug trafficking, they've been involved in the pipeline between West Virginia and trafficking in prescription pills but to protect their turf they are involved in a lot of violence," saidUS Attorney Barbara McQuade. All rights reserved. Seven Mile Bloods members openly discussed their crimes, the government alleges, and left a digital breadcrumb trail of evidence spread across social media. Those MS13 a**holes are NO JOKE. [] From Detroit's no-go zone, death is the main escape route. The FBI, our Task Force partners and the U.S. Attorneys Office, will continue to vigorously combat gang, drug and gun crimes in our neighborhoods so that all residents of the City of Detroit can live in an environment that is safe and free of violence, said FBI Special Agent in Charge Slater. Back in Detroit, the Seven Mile Bloods battled with gangs spread across the east side, including the Hustle Boys, Gutta Boys and 6 Mile Chedda Grove. "Either a fight could break out, a shooting could break out, stabbing - anything. "If somebody from the rival side comes, there's automatic problems," Mo says. The twins have identical convictions for armed robbery. Officers with the Detroit Police Department, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Federal Bureau of Investigation flooded the area and made arrests. McQuade said officials will go neighborhood to neighborhood until the violence ends, first offering to help people get out of gangs and back into school or careers. Copyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved. He previously worked freelance video production and writing jobs in Michigan, Georgia and Massachusetts. Local 4 Defender Shawn Ley is an Emmy award-winning journalist who has been with Local 4 News for more than a decade. Speaking in the film from behind a mask, the gang's leader 'Money' explained why he joined, saying: "It was more of a family thing, I come from a long line of Bloods.". Other violent crime, including assaults, ravaged The Red Zone during the gang's ascent. Laughing emojis mark another victim as feds search for an AR-15-style rifle. The trial was conducted before U.S. District Judge George Caram Steeh in Detroit, Michigan. He thought he was [laughing emoji], the message said. former elite special forces, police officers and mercenaries. Copyright 2023 ClickOnDetroit.com is managed by Graham Digital and published by Graham Media Group, a division of Graham Holdings. [G]ot em.. Other alleged gang members charged in the conspiracy have yet to stand trial. Evidence presented at trial showed an ongoing gang war between the Seven Mile Bloods and an alliance of other gangs operating on Detroits east side stemming from a murder that occurred in July 2014. You are unauthorized to view this page. The investigation further resulted in the seizure of more than 20 firearms, including several high-powered assault rifles. The Red Zone on Detroit's east side is between Seven Mile and Eight Mile roads and bordered by Gratiot Avenue on the west and Kelly Road on the east. "So we think we're doing something right.". "You will hear that it's Michael Davis, one of the twins, who identified Billy Arnold and Corey Bailey as the people who shot up that car," Assistant U.S. Attorney Christopher Graveline told jurors. The five face possible death sentences because prosecutors say they were involved in homicides and violence as part of an organized criminal enterprise that operated a pain-pill pipeline between Detroit and Charleston, West Virginia, the epicenter of the nations opioid crisis. Back in Detroit, the Seven Mile Bloods battled with gangs spread across the east side, including the Hustle Boys, Gutta Boys and 6 Mile Chedda Grove. Do you have an environmental justice concern? The Seven Mile Bloods and its rival conducted a gang war on the east side of Detroit, leading to an increase in murders and shootings in that part of the city, said Assistant Attorney General Benczkowski. Thats when the first four defendants to stand trial in the Seven Mile Bloods case watched the jury forewoman stand and read a verdict. He allegedly rapped about his exploits online. There was no gang war and no organized crime, defense lawyers argue. A mix of arrogance and naivet leads gangsters to document crimes on social media and is the result of living in a place so poor and violent that a possible death sentence is meaningless, said Carl Taylor, a Michigan State University sociology professor who has studied Detroits gang culture. Its all on Facebook Live, Andrew Henning, general counsel at the nonprofit Chicago Crime Commission, told The Posts William Wan in June. Money tends to send right-hand man Mo out to do his dirty work. HoneyKomb Brazy Dee Rogers Fam0us.Twinsss Super Nard Doe B (rip) YG (400 Block Spruce Street Bompton Tree Top Pirus) Slim 400 (400 Block Spruce Street Bompton Tree Top Pirus) Jay Rock (112th Street Bounty Hunter Watts Bloods) Suge Knight (Associated with the Mob Pirus of Bompton) Mozzy (4th Avenue Oak Park Bloods) The Game (800 Block Cedar Block Pirus) Ty Dolla Sign (800 Block Culver Street . Federal investigators said nearly 20 members controlled the entire 48205 zip code 48205 is by. 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