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Long Island Gang Member Shot At Rival After Social Media Fight, Jury Finds Long Island Gang Member Shot At Rival After Social Media Fight, Jury Finds
Long Island Gang Member Shot At Rival After Social Media Fight, Jury Finds A 21-year-old Long Island gang member may spend nearly five decades behind bars after he was found guilty of attempted murder and possessing hundreds of fentanyl pills. Elijah Giron faced his conviction after only three hours of jury deliberation on Tuesday, Feb. 27, according to the Nassau County District Attorney. On January 9, 2023, Giron, who is a member of the Latin Kings gang, was in Westbury when, just after 11 p.m., he got out of a car and shot four rounds at another person before fleeing. The person, who was believed to be an enemy of the Latin Kings gang, was in a fight on soc…
Gang Member From LI Sentenced For Murder Of College Basketball Star Gang Member From LI Sentenced For Murder Of College Basketball Star
Gang Member From LI Sentenced For Murder Of College Basketball Star A member of the Latin Kings street gang from Long Island will spend nearly two decades behind bars after being sentenced for his role in the murder of a promising college basketball star. Federal officials announced that Freeport resident Jaime Rivera, age 35, a member of the Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation street gang, has been sentenced to 220 months (18.3 years) in prison for the 2005 murder of C.W. Post college student and basketball star, Tafare Berryman. US Attorney Breon Peace said that on April 2, 2005, Rivera and other Latin King gang members were present at La Mansion bar and…
14 Nabbed In Huge Suffolk County Drugs, Weapons Takedown 14 Nabbed In Huge Suffolk County Drugs, Weapons Takedown
14 Nabbed In Huge Suffolk County Drugs, Weapons Takedown More than a dozen on Long Island are facing charges for their roles in a drug ring that distributed heroin, meth, and prescription pills. Suffolk County District Attorney Timothy Sini announced this week that 14 Long Island residents have been charged, with an arrest warrant issued for a 15th suspect, who remains at large. The arrests come after a yearlong investigation by county and federal law enforcement into alleged drug dealing by gang members on Long Island, officials said. Both members of the Bloods and Latin Kings street gangs are among those arrested. According to officials, the b…