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Yahoo
2 days ago
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Gang member who 'trafficked in fear, intimidation, and death' sentenced to life in prison
Gang member who 'trafficked in fear, intimidation, and death' sentenced to life in prison originally appeared on Bring Me The News. A Richfield man serving a 36 years in prison for murder has been sentenced to life behind bars for his role in the Bloods gang in the Twin Cities. The FBI said Desean Solomon "chose violence as a way of life — trafficking in fear, intimidation, and death to exert power, feed criminal ambition and expand the Blood's grip on the streets." He was targeted as part of an effort launched by the U.S. Attorney's Office in Minnesota to target gang members in the Twin Cities for RICO (racketeer influenced corrupt organization) offenses following a wave of crime between 2020 and 2022, and was the first to be sentenced in the crackdown. Solomon was already serving a sentence for killing a man at a north Minneapolis nightclub in June 2020, but the Star Tribune reports he was eligible for supervised release in 2047. Now he will spend the rest of his life behind bars after being handed a life sentence plus 20 years. A trial heard that the 34-year-old Solomon, aka "Black," has been a member of the Minneapolis Bloods street gang since at least 2020, and "has been a career criminal throughout his adulthood." His crimes include "two premeditated murders within a two-year span." The 2020 killing saw him and other Bloods members attack a rival gang member in the men's bathroom, with gunfire then breaking out outside the club. Solomon and another Bloods member fired several times, killing the victim. In April 2022, Solomon and other Bloods went to an Uptown bar and "started a large fight" with a rival gang, killing one of its members. While sentencing Solomon, Judge Susan R. Nelson said she was "searching for a kernel of hope that you could be trusted to not be a danger to society," but found he had "utter and complete disregard for human life" and a lack of remorse. "I am left with the certainty that you will always be a threat to public safety," she said. This story was originally reported by Bring Me The News on May 29, 2025, where it first appeared.
CBS News
3 days ago
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Member of Minneapolis "Bloods" street gang sentenced to life in racketeering case
New charges in Feeding Our Future fraud, and more headlines New charges in Feeding Our Future fraud, and more headlines New charges in Feeding Our Future fraud, and more headlines A member of a Minneapolis street gang was sentenced to life and an additional 20 years on Wednesday. Desean Solomon, 34, was charged as part of a federal gang crackdown in 2023. He faced racketeer influenced corrupt organization (RICO) charges and two counts of using and carrying a firearm in furtherance of murder. He was convicted of those charges in October. Solomon was the first RICO trial defendant to be sentenced. Prosecutors said Solomon had been associated with the Minneapolis Bloods street gang since 2020, which operates mainly on the south side of the city near Chicago Avenue South and 38th Street East. In June of 2020, court records show the men went to a Minneapolis night club and assaulted a rival gang member. They left the club and a gunfight broke out outside, the U.S. Attorney's Office said. Solomon and another Bloods member fired their weapons, and the rival gang member was killed. In April of 2022, Solomon went to a bar in Uptown and, with another Bloods member, started a large fight, the U.S. Attorney's Office said. Within several minutes, the Bloods members, including Solomon, left the bar and shot and killed a rival gang member. "Solomon chose violence as a way of life — trafficking in fear, intimidation, and death to exert power, feed criminal ambition and expand the Blood's grip on the streets," said Special Agent in Charge Alvin M. Winston Sr. of FBI Minneapolis. "Today's sentence reflects the gravity of the crimes committed."
