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Gang Member In Westchester Sentenced For Conspiracy To Murder Witnesses Gang Member In Westchester Sentenced For Conspiracy To Murder Witnesses
Gang Member In Westchester Sentenced For Conspiracy To Murder Witnesses The last of five members of the G-Shine Bloods gang members and associates have been sentenced for his role in a conspiracy to murder an eyewitness to a shooting, Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah announced. Between August 2018 and March 2019, Rocah said that gang members conspired to silence a witness who set to testify against them in regards to a shooting outside the Garden Bar & Grill in Mount Vernon in 2016. Those involved in the conspiracy:  Jason Garcia, age 38, of Mount Vernon; Matthew Brown, age 37, of Wilmington, Delaware; Cassaundra Dunham, age 45, of Yon…

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Man Sentenced To Life For Ordering Shooting Witness To Be Killed In Westchester Man Sentenced To Life For Ordering Shooting Witness To Be Killed In Westchester
Man Sentenced To Life For Ordering Shooting Witness To Be Killed In Westchester A leader of the G-Shine Bloods gang in Westchester with previous felony convictions received the maximum sentence for ordering a shooting witness be killed outside an area bar. Mount Vernon resident Jason Garcia was sentenced as a persistent felony offender to 20 years to life in state prison for a shooting outside the Garden Bar in Mount Vernon in 2016 and later conspiring to murder an eyewitness. Specifically, Garcia was found guilty by a trial in January of attempted murder, as well as two counts each of assault and criminal possession of a weapon. Earlier story - Trial Starts For West…

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Westchester Gang Member Sentenced For Attempted Murder, Conspiracy To Kill Witness Westchester Gang Member Sentenced For Attempted Murder, Conspiracy To Kill Witness
Westchester Gang Member Sentenced For Attempted Murder, Conspiracy To Kill Witness A member of the G-Shine Bloods gang in Westchester will spend decades behind bars after he admitted to a double shooting outside an area bar and then attempting to conspire to kill a witness, the District Attorney’s Office announced. Matthew Brown, of Delaware, was sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to his role in a shooting outside the Garden bar in Mount Vernon in 2016 and the subsequent conspiracy to kill a witness involved in the case. Specifically, Brown pleaded guilty to second-degree attempted murder, first-degree assault, and conspiracy, all felonies. Westch…

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Woman Admits To Conspiring To Murder Shooting Witness Outside Westchester Bar Woman Admits To Conspiring To Murder Shooting Witness Outside Westchester Bar
Woman Admits To Conspiring To Murder Shooting Witness Outside Westchester Bar A Westchester woman admitted to conspiring to murder an eye witness to a bar shooting. Yonkers resident Laquanna Kershaw, 32, pleaded guilty this week to conspiring to kill an eyewitness to a 2016 Mount Vernon bar shooting, Westchester District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. announced.  Kershaw was a co-defendant of G-Shine Bloods Gang leader Jason Garcia, who was found guilty last month of attempted murder and other charges in the same case. While awaiting trial for the bar shooting, Garcia, Kershaw, and others conspired to murder a witness to the shooting, Scarpino said. Kersha…

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Westchester Gang Member Admits To Attempted Murder, Conspiracy To Kill Witness Westchester Gang Member Admits To Attempted Murder, Conspiracy To Kill Witness
Westchester Gang Member Admits To Attempted Murder, Conspiracy To Kill Witness A member of the G-Shine Bloods gang in Westchester has admitted to a double shooting outside an area bar and then attempting to conspire to kill a witness, the District Attorney’s Office announced. Matthew Brown, of Delaware, pleaded guilty to his role in a shooting outside the Garden bar in Mount Vernon in 2016 and the subsequent conspiracy to kill a witness involved in the case. Specifically, Brown pleaded guilty to second-degree attempted murder, first-degree assault, and conspiracy, all felonies. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr., said that at approximately 1:4…

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Trial Starts For Westchester Gang Member Who Allegedly Ordered Shooting Witness Be Killed Trial Starts For Westchester Gang Member Who Allegedly Ordered Shooting Witness Be Killed
Trial Starts For Westchester Gang Member Who Allegedly Ordered Shooting Witness Be Killed The trial for a high-ranking gang member connected to a 2016 shooting who attempted to have an eye witness killed is beginning. Jason Garcia - also known as “G-shine” and “Mecca-J” - a high ranking member of the Bloods Gang, allegedly conspired with four others, some of whom were also already in jail, to track down and kill the eyewitness, who they found through social media. The five have been indicted on charges that include first-degree attempted murder and second-degree conspiracy. Garcia’s trial was scheduled to begin on Friday, Jan. 17, according to court records. Garcia also had be…

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Gang Member Ordered Shooting Witness Be Killed, Westchester DA Says Gang Member Ordered Shooting Witness Be Killed, Westchester DA Says
Gang Member Ordered Shooting Witness Be Killed, Westchester DA Says A gang member in Westchester already awaiting trial for a 2016 shooting attempted to conspire to murder an eyewitness, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. announced. Jason Garcia - also known as “G-shine” and “Mecca-J” - a high ranking member of the Bloods Gang, allegedly conspired with four others, some of whom were also already in jail, to track down and kill the eyewitness, who they found through social media. The five have been indicted on charges that include first-degree attempted murder and second-degree conspiracy.  Garcia also had been charged with atte…

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Westchester Bloods Gang Member Faces Attempted Murder Charge For Shootings Westchester Bloods Gang Member Faces Attempted Murder Charge For Shootings
Westchester Bloods Gang Member Faces Attempted Murder Charge For Shootings A gang member in Westchester is facing a host of charges for allegedly ordering the shooting of two people outside a Mount Vernon bar, leaving them with “lifelong medical difficulties.” Jason Garcia - also known as “G-shine” and “Mecca-J” - an alleged high-ranking member of the Bloods Gang, was arraigned on a five-count indictment on Tuesday, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. announced. According to the indictment, shortly before 1:45 a.m. on Dec. 10, 2016, outside of the Garden Bar on South 5th Avenue in Mount Vernon, the 35-year-old Garcia ordered the shooting of …

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