A former airman has been sentenced to 22 years in prison in the gang-related beating death of an Army sergeant in Germany in 2005, The Associated Press reported.
Rico Williams, 34, was sentenced Friday in U.S. District Court in Washington. He was convicted in November 2010 of second-degree murder in the death of Sgt. Juwan Johnson, 25.
Johnson was struck over 200 times by nine people during his July 3, 2005, initiation into the Gangster Disciples, according to trial testimony. He was found dead in his bed several hours later.
Williams, a former airman and head bouncer at Black Sounds nightclub in Landstuhl, was the self-proclaimed “governor” of the Gangster Disciples in Kaiserslautern. He began the "jumping-in" beating by punching Johnson in the face and repeatedly kicked him in the chest as he lay on the ground gasping for air, a witness testified.
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Showing posts with label Criminal Gangs in the Military. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Criminal Gangs in the Military. Show all posts
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Wednesday, November 23, 2011
FBI Says Gangs Infiltrating the US Military
The U.S. military is facing a "significant criminal threat" from gangs, including prison and biker gangs, whose members have found their way into the ranks, according to an FBI-led investigation.
Some gang members get into the military to escape the streets, but then end up reconnecting once in, while others target the services specifically for the combat and weapons training, the National Gang Intelligence Center says in a just-released 2011 National Gang Threat Assessment/Emerging Trends.
Whatever the reasons, it's a bad mix.
""Gang members with military training pose a unique threat to law enforcement personnel because of their distinctive weapons and combat training skills and their ability to transfer these skills to fellow gang members," the report states. Gang members have been reported in every branch of the armed forces, though a large proportion of them have been affiliated with the Army, the Army Reserves or Army National Guard, it says.
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Some gang members get into the military to escape the streets, but then end up reconnecting once in, while others target the services specifically for the combat and weapons training, the National Gang Intelligence Center says in a just-released 2011 National Gang Threat Assessment/Emerging Trends.
Whatever the reasons, it's a bad mix.
""Gang members with military training pose a unique threat to law enforcement personnel because of their distinctive weapons and combat training skills and their ability to transfer these skills to fellow gang members," the report states. Gang members have been reported in every branch of the armed forces, though a large proportion of them have been affiliated with the Army, the Army Reserves or Army National Guard, it says.
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Saturday, August 06, 2011
Witness: Soldier hit over 200 times in initiation
Stars and Stripes
Published: March 28, 2007
KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany — Pvt. Terrance Norman and Sgt. Rodney Howell each punched Sgt. Juwan Johnson 20 or more times in the face, chest and back during a July 3, 2005, initiation into the Gangster Disciples in which Johnson suffered more than 200 blows in six minutes, a witness testified Tuesday.
Pfc. Latisha Ellis, who attended the “jumping in” ceremony, provided details on Johnson’s beating and details about the activities and structure of the Gangster Disciples in Kaiserslautern. Johnson, 25, of the 66th Transportation Company, died from multiple blunt-force injuries on July 4, 2005.
Ellis’ testimony came during the second day of a joint Article 32 hearing for Norman and Howell, who face several charges in Johnson’s death, including involuntary manslaughter.
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Pfc. Latisha Ellis, who attended the “jumping in” ceremony, provided details on Johnson’s beating and details about the activities and structure of the Gangster Disciples in Kaiserslautern. Johnson, 25, of the 66th Transportation Company, died from multiple blunt-force injuries on July 4, 2005.
Ellis’ testimony came during the second day of a joint Article 32 hearing for Norman and Howell, who face several charges in Johnson’s death, including involuntary manslaughter.
Read the entire story here.
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Sarkisian Faces Protests By Parents Of Dead Soldiers
President Serzh Sarkisian promised “special attention” to criminal investigations into non-combat deaths within the Armenian army ranks on Thursday as he was confronted by angry parents of dead soldiers demonstrating outside his office.
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