Adam22 Offers Bricc Baby Support Amid Arrest, Plans To Document Ordeal
The 41-year-old's response and promise to document the whole story was captured via Akademiks' POV and reshared across social media channels.
'People saying that 22 was the reason Bricc got caught up,' detailed Adam22. 'F**k outta here. 22 You know what I do.' He continued, 'I put people in position. I put them on the podcast. Get them jobs. I'm not seeing anything that says anything about stuff he's done in the last two years, since he's been f**king with us.'
'I do employ people from the streets… People from the streets sometimes get caught up in federal RICO indictments [or] whatever the f**k this sh*t is,' explained the podcast host.
He also spoke about Luce Cannon, another No Jumper LA affiliate taken into custody by law enforcement in Wednesday's bust.
'I got love for Luce,' Adam22 detailed. 'We gonna be documenting this whole thing, helping them along the way.'
Both men were arrested as part of what law enforcement called 'Operation Draw Down' where at least 10 alleged Rollin' 60s members and associates are charged with various federal crimes, including drug trafficking, racketeering conspiracy, and firearms offenses.
'Eliminating gangs and organized crime is the Department of Justice's top priority,' shared acting United States Attorney Joseph McNally in a statement. 'Today's charges and arrests target the leadership of this criminal outfit and will make the neighborhoods of Los Angeles safer. I am grateful for the work of our prosecutors and law enforcement partners.'
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