ATF Agents Round Up a Dozen Crips Gang Members Overnight in Detroit

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MICHIGAN — The collaboration of local, state and federal law enforcement under the Detroit One program has led to the indictment and arrests of 12 members of the Crips street gang in northwest Detroit, United States Attorney Barbara L. McQuade announced today.

According to the indictment, the Detroit chapter of the “Rollin 60s Crips” is a branch of the national street gang founded in Los Angeles in the mid-1970s. Starting around 2006, a Detroit set of the Rollin 60s was created, and now has approximately 150 members. The indictment alleges that the Rollin 60s Detroit chapter is a violent organization responsible for assaults, robberies, carjackings and the unlawful possession and trafficking of firearms and narcotics in the Detroit metropolitan area during the last nine years. The gang uses violence to avenge acts of rival gang members, to intimidate witnesses and to advance members’ positions within the gang.

Under the Detroit One initiative, and through the lead efforts of ATF’s Comprehensive Violence Reduction Partnership (“CVRP”) and the FBI’s Violent Crime Task Force, law enforcement has identified the leaders and key members of this organization, and charged 12 individuals by indictment in federal court. The CVRP

includes representatives of the Detroit Police Department, Michigan State Police and Michigan Department of Corrections.

Among those charged today are:

-Jerome Hamilton 23, of Detroit, charged with Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”) conspiracy, assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering and using a firearm during a crime of violence;

-Darriyon Mills, 24, of Detroit, charged with RICO conspiracy, assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering, carjacking and using a firearm during a crime of violence;

-Jonathan Barber, 24, of Detroit, charged with RICO conspiracy, assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering, and carrying and using an explosive device to commit a felony;

-Deaires Foster, 22, of Irondale, Alabama, charged with RICO conspiracy;

-Martel Strong, 26, of Detroit, charged with RICO conspiracy;

-Timothy Price, 26, of Detroit, charged with RICO conspiracy;

-Sadeisha Johns, 30, of West Bloomfield, charged with RICO conspiracy;

-Soumo Kennedy, 22, of Detroit, charged with RICO conspiracy, carjacking and using a firearm during a crime of violence;

-Brandon Kennedy, 22, of Detroit, charged with RICO conspiracy;

-Charles Anthony Smith, 31, of Windsor, Ontario, Canada, charged with RICO conspiracy;

-Jermell Julius Coleman, 35, of Detroit, charged with RICO conspiracy; assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering, and using a firearm during a crime of violence;

-William Steele, 34, of Charlotte, North Carolina, charged with RICO conspiracy.

“The Detroit One partners are systematically dismantling the most violent street gangs in Detroit,” McQuade said. “Our effort is relentless. We believe that by removing the gang members who are committing violent crime, we can provide our neighborhoods with the public safety we should all expect and deserve.”

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