4 Tennessee gang members to be sentenced under the new gang violence law
Four alleged Knox County gang members appear to be the first in Tennessee to face enhanced punishment under a new state law specifically targeting gang violence, according to a release from prosecutors. Knox County District Attorney General Randy Nichols issued a release Monday in which he said four members of the Five Deuce Hoover Crips [...]
Chattanooga police conduct a gang member roundup called Operation Gangsgiving
The Chattanooga Police Department on Monday and Tuesday conducted a gang member roundup termed “Operation Gangsgiving.” It included a gang member warrant operation, traffic enforcement, and a drug buy/bust operation. The gang member warrant operation and drug buy/bust operation took place throughout the Chattanooga area with numerous arrests and seizures. The traffic enforcement operation targeted [...]
Memphis Sheriff says gang members are nothing but terrorists
Tipton County Sheriff Pancho Chumley has strong words for Covington gang members. He says he’s determined to run them out of Covington, no matter what it takes. “All they are are terrorists. Why should we look at them any differently than international terrorists. They’re shooting, burning, right here in the streets of Covington and Tipton [...]
Fatal shootout nets gang member life plus 26 years
A Knox County judge Thursday ensured the death behind bars of a man who killed an innocent bystander in what a prosecutor described as a “wild, wild west” shoot-out in a populated area of East Knoxville. Richard Cleophus Smith, 21, was already facing a life sentence — 51 years of which are mandatory — for [...]
