{"id":120313,"date":"2018-05-06T14:03:13","date_gmt":"2018-05-06T18:03:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/?p=120313"},"modified":"2018-05-06T14:03:13","modified_gmt":"2018-05-06T18:03:13","slug":"7-florida-gang-members-charged-with-six-murders-other-crimes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/7-florida-gang-members-charged-with-six-murders-other-crimes\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Florida gang members charged with six murders, other crimes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tampa, Florida \u2013 A 12-count indictment has been unsealed charging seven individuals, all of Manatee County, for their roles in a racketeering conspiracy involving murder, attempted murder, arson, robbery, drug trafficking, and other crimes.<\/p>\n<p>According to the indictment, Jordan Rodriguez (24), Andrew Thompson (23), Alfonzo Churchwell (31), Juan Ortiz (24), Raymy Escoto (23), Phillip Uscanga (24), and Jesse Rodriguez (20) were part of an ongoing criminal enterprise in Manatee County that furthered their illegal activities by, among other things, using and threatening to use various levels of violence, ranging from simple assault to murder, and by concealing and destroying evidence of, and tampering with witnesses to, their illegal activities.<\/p>\n<p>The indictment alleges that on January 1, 2016, Thompson shot and killed Demetrius Robinson and Florence Randall. On the same day, Jordan Rodriguez, Ortiz, Escoto, and Uscanga committed a drive-by shooting, killing Julio Tellez. On September 11, 2017, Churchwell shot and killed Earnestine Gardner. On January 13, 2017, Thompson shot and killed LaShawna Stevenson-Weeks and Berry Joseph.<\/p>\n<p>The indictment also alleges that Jesse Rodriguez, Jordan Rodriguez, Andrew Thompson, and Alfonzo Churchwell used and maintained a drug premises.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tampa, Florida \u2013 A 12-count indictment has been unsealed charging seven individuals, all of Manatee County, for their roles in a racketeering conspiracy involving murder, attempted murder, arson, robbery, drug trafficking, and other crimes. 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