Members of the notorious Bloods street gang and more than 30 of their associates have been charged in a 103-count indictment for terrorizing residents of Long Island, New York, with robberies and shootings. The car was mistaken for that of a rival gang member.
Prosecutors said the defendants were members of the Bloodhound Brims (BHB) and were involved in 18 shootings, three armed robberies, three long-term conspiracies including a murder conspiracy, and 12 drug sales and loaded recoveries. He said he was responsible for 34 separate incidents, including: Handguns were used in 13 shootings and armed robberies.
“If you’re committing a violent crime in Suffolk County, we’re coming for you,” Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney said at a news conference Thursday as he announced the charges.
“We will continue to prioritize our focus on gang violence using every law enforcement tool in our arsenal and take a coordinated approach to ending violent gang activity.”
Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney is shown next to an image of a confiscated gang gun. (Steve Pfost/Newsday RM via Getty Images | Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office, right)
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According to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office, from August 2021 to February 2024, BHB members and their associates were arrested on Long Island, primarily in the Suffolk County communities of Bayshore, Corum, Mastic, and Riverhead. An attempt was made to establish the superiority of grass throughout the area. Gunfire and violence targeted rival gang members and innocent civilians alike. Suffolk County is located east of Long Island, New York.
The violence was orchestrated and ordered by BHB executives Latique Johnson, nicknamed “La Brim” or “Pilot,” Omar “Dro” Barry, and Jasiah “Rocco” Herbert. It is said that Orders were usually carried out by lower-ranking members who received approval or promotion within the gang after carrying out the orders. Several of those charged are under the age of 18, including one who is 16, according to the indictment.
Tierney said the gang’s leader, Johnson, was incarcerated in a federal prison in California but was issuing orders through agents. Lower-level gang members paid dues into Johnson’s prison commissary account, from which authorities seized $31,000, he said.
More than 30 members and associates of the Bloods street gang have been charged in a 103-count indictment for terrorizing Long Island residents with robberies and shootings. These include the death of a schoolteacher who was shot dead after mistaking him for a car. A member of a rival gang. (Instagram)
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The acts of violence charged in the indictment date back to August 2021, following the death of the alleged BHB member.
BHB members allegedly plotted to avenge the deaths and establish a reputation as the most violent and respected street gang in the community on Long Island. BHB members are said to have commonly earned their cash through criminal activities such as armed robbery and drug sales.
In one fatal incident, schoolteacher Kimberly Midgett was riding in a black sedan when three members of the BHB gang – Joel Badger, 18, Raymond Rodriguez, 18, and a juvenile. allegedly fired shots at the car.
Midget was hit in the head and died, and another passenger was hit in the arm. Prosecutors have not released the name of the passenger who was hit, but previous reports said a 10-year-old daughter was in the car with her mother at the time.
Prosecutors said Midgette was not the intended victim of the shooting, but rather that the shooting was a result of mistaken identity.
Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney (James Carbonpool/Getty Images)
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The gang carried out several other shootings, often targeting rival gang members and shooting up homes. In one incident, a resident was shot in the leg, and in two other incidents, the victims were shot and killed after the gang met them under the guise of purchasing drugs. One man was shot in the back and a 15-year-old girl was shot in the arm.
“Kimberly Midgett was a beloved elementary school teacher who was senselessly shot and killed in a drive-by shooting as she sat in her car,” said Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly.
“We worked with our law enforcement partners to indict Omar Barry, an alleged member of the Bloodhound Brims, for murder,” she continued.
“Prosecuting gangs is extremely difficult work, requiring interagency cooperation and continuous information sharing. Thank you to District Attorney Ray Tierney for helping us remove him from the Island.”
