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Yahoo
4 days ago
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Tennessee man charged with 3 counts of attempted murder following I-65 shooting
LIMESTONE COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) — The Limestone County Sheriff's Office said it arrested a man involved in a shooting on I-65 Saturday. LCSO said deputies responded to a report of a shooting on I-65 in the area of Mile Marker 347. The sheriff's office said a 911 caller reported that a man on a motorcycle fired shots at him and his family while traveling northbound. The gunfire hit the victim's vehicle, endangering the lives of everyone inside, LCSO said. Following the alert issued with a detailed description of the suspect, troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency found the suspect approximately 10 miles from the scene. LCSO deputies then responded to assist with the traffic stop and positively identified the suspect as Jason Jermain Johnson, 30, of Centerville, Tennessee. Community support for family involved in deadly Mother's Day wreck going beyond state lines During the arrest, Johnson was found in possession of a loaded pistol, two additional loaded magazines and was wearing a bullet-resistant vest beneath an Outcast Motorcycle Club vest. Johnson was arrested and charged with three counts of attempted murder and shooting into an occupied vehicle. A bond has not been set at this time, and Aniah's Law hearing will be scheduled later. 'This reckless violence has no place on our highways,' Sheriff McLaughlin said. 'We are thankful no innocent lives were lost, and we will continue to work closely with our law enforcement partners to ensure the public's safety.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
14-02-2025
- Yahoo
Sin City Deciples enforcer gets 17 years for rival gang leader's shooting: ‘You were the muscle'
U.S. District Judge Philip Simon sentenced Richard White to 17 years Thursday, saying he was a Sin City Deciples enforcer responsible for wounding a rival gang leader outside a Pittsburgh bar. The man was trying to open a motorcycle chapter in that city. 'Maybe I'm missing something,' Simon said, of the motive. It was 'unnecessary' and 'pretty ruthless.' White, 57, of Pittsburgh was convicted in November 2023 in the gang's extensive RICO case. He faced up to 20 years. A half-dozen people testified that White was known in the Gary-based motorcycle gang as someone who used violence to enforce the gang's behavioral code, the judge said. 'You were the muscle,' Simon said. Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Toth said White was the 'head national enforcer.' Evidence showed White followed the man, who led the Outcast Motorcycle Club, on Aug. 9, 2019, across the street from the bar, then shot him twice in the chest and back, according to Simon, Toth and court documents. The man was left with two collapsed lungs and 45 surgeries. Days later on Aug. 12, 2019, Sin City Deciples member Curtiss 'Chicken Hawk' Meeks Jr., 48, of Pittsburgh, was shot dead, likely in retaliation. After Meeks' death, Sin City Desciples National Vice President Marvie 'Widowmaker' Gardner sent a message on Aug. 13, 2019, to all members on the Marco Polo app with a picture of a green traffic light, i.e. orders to 'shoot to kill/kill on sight' in revenge, according to court filings. 'We're going to get (them),' he said. Gardner was sentenced to 11 years in January. During the hearing, Simon said evidence was too weak to show White was responsible for shooting a Royal Flush Motorcycle Gang member in the leg on July 31, 2019. Nor was it enough to prove White was part of a conspiracy after Meeks' death. In court filings, defense lawyer John Maksimovich argued neither man identified White as the man who shot them. White made 'bad decisions,' the lawyer said in court, and found himself convicted. 'It is what it is.' White said he was not a part of a conspiracy, but admitted being an enforcer around '09 when he first joined. 'I didn't do some of the things I am accused of,' he told Simon. Indeed, the Outlaw member had been a reluctant witness, Simon said, but the overall evidence pointed to White, including a distinct BMW on the shooting video that was registered to his relative. Also, in December 2018, authorities allege White was part of a Sin City Desceipes group that beat a fellow member after a member of the all-female Sin City Angels falsely accused him of rape. White is scheduled to serve two years on supervised release after prison. mcolias@
Chicago Tribune
14-02-2025
- Chicago Tribune
Sin City Deciples enforcer gets 17 years for rival gang leader's shooting: ‘You were the muscle'
U.S. District Judge Philip Simon sentenced Richard White to 17 years Thursday, saying he was a Sin City Deciples enforcer responsible for wounding a rival gang leader outside a Pittsburgh bar. The man was trying to open a motorcycle chapter in that city. 'Maybe I'm missing something,' Simon said, of the motive. It was 'unnecessary' and 'pretty ruthless.' White, 57, of Pittsburgh was convicted in November 2023 in the gang's extensive RICO case. He faced up to 20 years. A half-dozen people testified that White was known in the Gary-based motorcycle gang as someone who used violence to enforce the gang's behavioral code, the judge said. 'You were the muscle,' Simon said. Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Toth said White was the 'head national enforcer.' Evidence showed White followed the man, who led the Outcast Motorcycle Club, on Aug. 9, 2019, across the street from the bar, then shot him twice in the chest and back, according to Simon, Toth and court documents. The man was left with two collapsed lungs and 45 surgeries. Days later on Aug. 12, 2019, Sin City Deciples member Curtiss 'Chicken Hawk' Meeks Jr., 48, of Pittsburgh, was shot dead, likely in retaliation. After Meeks' death, Sin City Desciples National Vice President Marvie 'Widowmaker' Gardner sent a message on Aug. 13, 2019, to all members on the Marco Polo app with a picture of a green traffic light, i.e. orders to 'shoot to kill/kill on sight' in revenge, according to court filings. 'We're going to get (them),' he said. Gardner was sentenced to 11 years in January. During the hearing, Simon said evidence was too weak to show White was responsible for shooting a Royal Flush Motorcycle Gang member in the leg on July 31, 2019. Nor was it enough to prove White was part of a conspiracy after Meeks' death. In court filings, defense lawyer John Maksimovich argued neither man identified White as the man who shot them. White made 'bad decisions,' the lawyer said in court, and found himself convicted. 'It is what it is.' White said he was not a part of a conspiracy, but admitted being an enforcer around '09 when he first joined. 'I didn't do some of the things I am accused of,' he told Simon. Indeed, the Outlaw member had been a reluctant witness, Simon said, but the overall evidence pointed to White, including a distinct BMW on the shooting video that was registered to his relative. Also, in December 2018, authorities allege White was part of a Sin City Desceipes group that beat a fellow member after a member of the all-female Sin City Angels falsely accused him of rape. White is scheduled to serve two years on supervised release after prison.
