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Leader Of The Bloods Street Gang Sentenced To 12 Life Sentences + 105 Years In Prison

Ronald Herron was sentenced Thursday to 12 terms of life in prison plus 105 years. The leader of the Bloods street gang, he was convicted in June 2014 on charges of racketeering, murder in aid of racketeering, narcotics trafficking, robbery and firearms offenses. Herron’s division of the Bloods was active throughout New York City, primarily in the Gowanus and Wyckoff Gardens areas of Brooklyn.

“For years, Ronald Herron unleashed brutal, unrelenting violence on his community while glorifying his criminal lifestyle as a crack-dealing gangster. Today’s sentence put an end to all of that, for good,” U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch said in a statement.

“Herron styled himself a rap artist, but the evidence proved that he was a murderous thug who sought power through violence, fear, and intimidation,” she continued. “Let today’s sentence send a message to other gang members who terrorize their own communities: We and our federal and city law enforcement partners will not tolerate such heinous criminal conduct.”

In his music, Herron claimed to be a leader of the “Murderous Mad Dogs,” a division of the Bloods. He also boasted online about “beating a body,” a reference to beating a murder rap. His street name was “Ra Diggs.”

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Boston’s Bomber Found Guilty On All 30 Counts Surrounding The Boston Terrorist Attacks; Prosecutors Want Him Dead

Well here’s a no brainer!

The younger (and only living) Boston bomber, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, was found guilty on 30 charges of various crimes surrounding the Boston attacks and prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for the 21 year old convicted terrorist.

Apparently Tsarnaev is hoping for a life in prison sentence which is not likely based on the gruesomeness and downright viciousness of his crimes. It is almost appalling that he believes that he should have the right to still live.

Last week I posted the gut wrenching article in which the family of a 8 year old boy testified at the bomber’s trail about the tragic day their son was killed by one of the bombs set by the Tsarnaev brothers.

The death penalty phase of the trial begins April 21, 2015.

Via Reuters:

The Boston Marathon bombing trial enters a new phase on April 21 as federal prosecutors begin to mount their case for putting Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to death for killing three people and injuring 264 others in the 2013 attack.

The same jury that on Wednesday found Tsarnaev, 21, guilty of carrying out one of the most shocking attacks on U.S. soil since Sept. 11, 2001, will hear from more prosecution and defence witnesses before determining whether to sentence him to death or life in prison without possibility of parole.

The prosecution is expected to portray the ethnic Chechen as an Islamic extremist adherent of al Qaeda who planted one of the two homemade pressure cooker bombs at the race’s finish line on April 15, 2013, because he “wanted to punish America for what it was doing to his people,” in the words of Assistant U.S. Attorney Aloke Chakravarty.

The defence, meanwhile, is expected to play up the role of his 26-year-old brother, Tamerlan, in carrying out the attack. In closing arguments last week, defence attorney Judith Clarke contended that Tamerlan was the driving force behind the bombing, with Dzhokhar following along.

Tamerlan died during the brothers’ chaotic final day of freedom. Three days after the bombing, the pair shot dead a police officer and carjacked a Chinese businessman as they attempted to flee the city.

The carjacking victim escaped and alerted police to their plans, setting the stage for a gunfight between the Tsarnaevs and law enforcement that ended when Dzhokhar roared off in the stolen SUV, running over his brother.

During the guilt phase of the trial, U.S. District Judge George O’Toole had limited the amount of evidence the defence could present about the relationship between the brothers, who had immigrated to the United States from Russia a decade before the attack.

But the sentencing phase, which the Justice Department announced on Friday would begin on April 21, will provide the defence with an opportunity to focus on that element of the case and possibly to call Tsarnaev to testify.

The death penalty is controversial in Massachusetts, where it is illegal under state law but allowed in federal cases. The state has not seen an execution since 1947.

The bombing killed restaurant manager Krystle Campbell, 29; Chinese exchange student Lingzi Lu, 23; and 8-year-old Martin Richard. Tsarnaev also was found guilty of the fatal shooting of Massachusetts of Institute of Technology police officer Sean Collier, 26.

Rapper Young Dro Arrested On Felony Theft Charges In Atlanta

Rapper Young Dro was arrested over the weekend on a felony theft charge.

Via AJC:

Djuan Montreal Hart, better known as rapper Young Dro, was arrested early Saturday on a theft charge, according to DeKalb County jail records. Continue reading “Rapper Young Dro Arrested On Felony Theft Charges In Atlanta”