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5 days ago
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Gang members sentenced to life for murder of Gwinnett businessman at his home
The Brief A Gwinnett County judge has sentenced two men to life in prison for the murder of the owner of a local check-cashing business in 2019. Investigators say the two members of the "Goodfellas" street gang used a tracking device to follow their victim home in an attempt to rob him that went wrong. One person arrested for the crime died in custody from a drug overdose. The fourth suspect remains unidentified. GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. - Two men will spend the rest of their lives behind bars after they were found guilty of murder in the 2019 death of the owner of a local check-cashing business. Prosecutors say 37-year-old Daquan Rashad Clarke and 44-year-old Troy Anthony Hunt were among a group of four men who targeted the owner of the DeKalb County business in his home in Gwinnett County. What we know Officials said on Oct. 4, 2019, Clarke, Hunt, Ian Jabar Longshore, and a fourth man followed 55-year-old Sukkee Hong to his Sugar Hill home. According to investigators, the group, all members of the "Goodfellas" street gang, had identified Hong's business, TME Check Cashing, as one of several that they wanted to rob. Clarke's girlfriend, Subriccia S. Moss, bought a tracking device on the internet and distracted Hong while the men put the device on his car. On that night, prosecutors said Hunt and the unidentified man followed Hong into his garage while Clarke and Longshore waited in getaway cars. Video surveillance showed the two men racing out of the garage after firing shots. They took with them a bag from Hong's car that had documents and the victim's cell phone. Detectives say they identified three of the four men using mobile phone data and DNA evidence collected from the crime scene. What they're saying "We stand with the family and loved ones of Mr. Sukke Hong and continue to grieve his loss," District Attorney Patsy Austin-Gatson said. "We thank the jury for returning a verdict which gives Mr. Hong's family justice. Violent gang activity is unacceptable in Gwinnett County, and we will always hold those who commit crimes like these accountable to the fullest extent of the law." Dig deeper Earlier this month, a Gwinnett County jury found Clarke and Hunt guilty of two counts of felony murder, aggravated assault, armed robbery, and four counts of violation of Georgia's Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act. Hunt was also found guilty of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. Clarke was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole plus 80 years. Hunt was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole plus 30 years. Investigators are still working to identify the fourth man. The Source Information for this story was taken from a release by the Gwinnett County District Attorney's Office.
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13-05-2025
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2 men found guilty in murder of Gwinnett County business owner
Two men are going to prison for a deadly home invasion that began with a tracking device and ended with a business owner shot in his garage. The murder was part of an elaborate plot with as many as five people involved that prosecutors say targeted Asian business owners in 2019. A Gwinnett County jury found Daquan Clarke and Troy Hunt guilty of murder nearly five years after the victim was ambushed in his own garage. Prosecutors say the men stalked Sukke Hong, 49, who owned a check-cashing store in DeKalb County. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] They say Clarke and Hunt were part of the 'Goodfellas' street gang and planned to rob Hong. Hong had just pulled into his garage in Sugar Hill when two men followed him inside. Police say they shot him, then stole a bag of documents and his cell phone. Investigators used DNA evidence and cell phone data to place Clarke and Hunt at the scene. They also say Clarke's girlfriend helped set the plan in motion. Investigators say Subriccia S. Moss, 38, admitted that she distracted Hong inside his store while Clarke planted a tracker on his car. Prosecutors say she later acted as a lookout. She's now serving a 15-year prison sentence for armed robbery and aggravated assault. TRENDING STORIES: GA student taken into ICE custody after traffic stop pulled over by mistake, police say Georgia's Most Wanted Georgia AG announces Brookhaven woman convicted in $305K Medicaid fraud scheme Atlanta police first found Moss after a shooting at The Chill Spot nightclub, where officers say she fired a gun into the air during a fight. That arrest led Gwinnett detectives to unravel her and Clarke's role in the deadly robbery plot. In Gwinnett County, a third suspect in the murder died in jail from a drug overdose. A fourth suspect still hasn't been found. In a statement, Gwinnett County District Attorney Patsy Austin-Gatson said: 'We stand with the family and loved ones of Mr. Sukke Hong and continue to grieve his loss. We thank the jury for returning a verdict which gives Mr. Hong's family justice. Violent gang activity is unacceptable in Gwinnett County, and we will always hold those who commit crimes like these accountable to the fullest extent of the law.' Anyone who may know where that unknown fourth murder suspect may be is urged to call Gwinnett County police. [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
