Drug Gang’s Facebook Rap Recruited Youngsters
BRONX, NEW YORK (BRONX NEWS)- District Attorney Robert Johnson announced the unsealing of a 97-count indictment against 27 alleged members of “6 Wild,” a subset of the Bloods gang, who are accused of committing murders, attempted murders, drug sales, and other crimes during a five year period ending August 20, 2015.
Arrests overnight followed a six-month-long investigation conducted by the NYPD Gang Unit and the Bronx DA Gangs/Major Case Bureau.
The following defendants were charged in Bronx Supreme Court. Those who were present in the courtroom pled not guilty before Justice Steven Barrett [see attached chart of defendants and charges):
Luis “White Monkey” Perez
Luis “White Boy” Perez
Cesar “Ces” Rivera
Travis “Rav” Bloch[1]
Jeremiah Thomas 1
Jamarly Wiliams1
Michael Jones1
Raul “Ski Mo” Calvin
Paula “Romeo” Garcia
Julian “Jayy Voutton” Cepeda1
Malik Williams
Tyschuller Harris
Wayne Evans
Keylan Amarilla
Jonathan “Casper” Smaine
Shaem Zaballa
Jordan Gulley
Felix Rodriguez
Glen McCoon
It is charged that members of the organization were responsible for Class A-1 felonies including murder in the second degree, operating as a major trafficker, and conspiracy in the first Degree.
Other felonies charged include manslaughter, tampering with a victim or witness, assault, attempted gang assault, and varied drug and weapons charges.
The homicides that defendants are alleged to have committed include the December 2014 shooting death of Timothy Hairston outside a pharmacy on 165th Street and College Avenue, and the May, 2015 shooting death of Christopher Duran. They also stand charged with crimes for five non-fatal assaults, one of which was a stabbing. The rest were shootings.
It’s alleged that the accused conducted a reign of terror in and around the Melrose section of the Bronx, in the shadow of the courthouses, running their operations between 166th and 167th Street and College Avenue, and 164th to 167th Street between Grand Concourse and Clay Avenue. Older members of the gang are accused of recruiting young ones to do their bidding. Some of those charged, notably Julian Cepeda and Jeremiah Thomas, were barely into their teens when they allegedly joined up with 6 Wild.
The indictment charges that the leader, Cesar “Ces” Rivera, posted a hip-hop anthem to Facebook allegedly describing his alleged philosophy of letting the younger gangbangers do most of the action in regard to drugs, assaults and killings, because they, supposedly, would not face as much prison time:
“Me n my wild nigkaz gunna stick to the script
N if this rap shyt don’t work
Then it’s bck 2 da strip
Back 2 da hustle
I got some yung nigkaz 2 hustle
15 he get knocked
He wont get into trouble
So I could just sit bck n watch my money double
Cuz I aint worried bout nigkaz
I’ll send ya’ll 2 God
I got killaz that hang in da bck round
Like dam ID get in Wizard of Oz
So think of da odds
B4 u try ya hands
Cuz if u getting money
N Ces aint apart of ya plans
Im not gunna pardon ya mans
District Attorney Johnson noted: “The leaders of this group are alleged to have not only participated in the worst of crimes in the Bronx, including killings, shootings, and spreading illegal drugs throughout the borough, they are charged with doing so in the worst way, by recruiting young teenagers to do their bidding.
“We remain dedicated to making the Bronx safe for all its residents and visitors.”
“As alleged, these members of 6 Wild participated in and promoted violent gang activity that eroded the quality of life for the people who live and work in the surrounding neighborhoods," said Police Commissioner William J. Bratton. "I commend the work of the investigators of the Bronx Gang Squad and the prosecutors of the Bronx District Attorney's Office for their work in keeping our Bronx communities safe."
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