Neighborhood Family Bloods

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- Ise B

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- Bush Dog
- Bad Ass

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Baldy

[Sentenza]

There was a rapper from that gang called Sinister. Brother of Big Evil who is currently on Death Row (or not anymore i believe).
When i googled him, i found his page on the homicide report and he seems to have killed a lot of people. At least there were plenty of comments happy about his demise with some people naming him as the killer of their loved ones.

http://homicide.latimes.com/post/timothy-johnson/

[attila]

Someone who had 'a personal thing' with Sinister, killed his woman in 2001.
Not sure if they all were from the same set.
https://www.fearnotlaw.com/wsnkb/articl ... 17274.html

On July 3, 2001, Shereece Rankin and Charles Jordan were driving together to the house of Jordan's sister Paulette. Rankin's boyfriend Timothy Johnson ("Sinister") was a member of the Swan Bloods gang, and Jordan was associated with Swan Bloods gang members. During the ride, co-defendant James Collins[2]called Jordan and asked about Rankin's whereabouts. Jordan told Collins that he was with Rankin and that they were driving together to Paulette's home. Collins ("Kandyman" or "KT") and appellant ("Footlong") were also members of the Swan Bloods gang.

Once at Paulette's home, Rankin and Paulette had an altercation, Rankin fell into a kiddy pool and got wet, and Rankin then walked away in the direction of Avalon. After Rankin left, Collins stopped by and asked Jordan where Rankin was. Collins told him where she had gone.

Jordan saw Collins park his car next to a group of young Swan Bloods gang members, including appellant, and then saw appellant enter Collins's car. Jordan then saw Collins drive toward the area of 78th Street and Avalon and stop the car. There, appellant got out and walked toward 78th Street and Avalon. Shortly thereafter, Jordan heard gunshots. Jordan walked to the location of the gunshots and saw Rankin lying on the sidewalk on Avalon near 78th Street.

About 15 minutes after the shooting, Melvin Wince, another Swan Bloods gang member, and Darnell Wells, both of whom knew appellant and Collins, saw appellant in possession of a handgun at Wells's home. Appellant told them that Collins had picked him up and told him to kill Rankin and that he did so even though he did not know Rankin. Appellant followed Collins's command because Collins was his "big homie." Wince recognized the handgun in appellant's possession as Collins's handgun. Appellant opened the handgun and showed Wells the expended shell casings.

About a week after the shooting, Wells overheard Collins telling appellant to get rid of the handgun which had been used to kill Rankin. At some other time, appellant told Demetrius Henson, another Swan Bloods gang member, that he had shot Rankin at Collins's behest.

Los Angeles Police Detective Michelle Esquivel was assigned to investigate Rankin's murder and responded to the crime scene, which was in the heart of the area claimed by the Swan Bloods gang. There, she saw the victim lying on the sidewalk. Rankin, who had been shot in the back of her head and right shoulder, was dead. Detective Esquivel did not see any shell casings near the crime scene. The detective found a copper fragment in front of the victim's face. Rankin had a tattoo on her breast that said, "189 percent Sinister."

Within days of the murder, Detective Esquivel returned to the crime scene and observed graffiti nearby. The graffiti referred to the Swan Bloods gang and Rankin.

On July 6, 2001, Detective Esquivel interviewed Charles Jordan, whose attorney had requested the appointment. Jordan gave a brief statement and told the detective that he would rather speak to Detective Radtke. Subsequently, Jordan made a couple of appointments with the police that he did not keep. The case was then reassigned to Detective Dan Myers for investigation purposes.

On August 9, 2002, Detective Myers interviewed Henson and tape-recorded the interview. During the interview, Henson brought up the names of Collins and appellant and said that Collins persuaded appellant to shoot Rankin. Detective Myers also showed Henson a photographic lineup, and Henson selected Collins's photograph from the lineup. Henson said a picture of Wells was not the person he knew as Footlong.

On November 14, 2002, Detectives Myers and Baker interviewed Wince and tape-recorded the interview. Wince stated that he saw appellant running with a gun after the Rankin shooting and that appellant told him that he had killed Rankin since Collins told him to do so. Wince believed that appellant obeyed Collins because Collins was his "big homie." Wince also mentioned that Collins had told him there was a "personal thing" between Collins and Sinister.

The detectives showed Wince a photographic lineup. Wince circled appellant's photograph and signed his name at the bottom of the form. Wince wrote in the identification form, "Footlong was the shooter of Shereece on 78th and Avalon." Wince also selected Collins's photograph from another lineup and wrote down, "[K]andyman was the person who gave Footlong the gun that killed Shereece . . . and he['s] the one who dropped Footlong to kill her . . . ." Wince identified Wells as being with him at the time of the shooting.

On January 8, 2003, Los Angeles Police Officer Robert Quiroz transported Wells to Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall. During the trip, Wells struck up a conversation about crimes committed by Swan Bloods gang members, including the murder of Sinister's girlfriend in Swan Bloods turf. Officer Quiroz was not involved in the Rankin murder investigation, but decided to tape the conversation. Wells told Officer Quiroz that Collins had given a gun to appellant, drove him around, pointed out Rankin, and told appellant to kill Rankin. Officer Quiroz later mentioned his conversation with Wells to the officers investigating Rankin's murder and gave them a copy of the tape.

On March 25, 2003, Detective Myers spoke to Jordan about the Rankin murder. At the time, Jordan appeared lucid. He did not appear to be under the influence of narcotics. Jordan told the detective about Collins's telephone call and visit to Paulette's home to look for Rankin on July 3, 2001. He also told them that Collins drove to where a group of young gang members were congregated, picked appellant up, drove toward Avalon on 78th Street and stopped the car there, allowing appellant to exit. Jordan said that he saw appellant walk south on Avalon. Jordan then heard gunshots, went to the location of the gunshots, and saw Rankin lying on the sidewalk.

On March 28, 2003, Detectives Myers and Baker interviewed Wells at a probation camp, where he was incarcerated. The interview was tape-recorded. The detectives did not consider Wells a suspect in the Rankin shooting at that time and told him so. Wells stated that appellant had admitted killing Rankin because Collins, who was his "big homie," told him to do it. Wells also told the detectives that appellant had shown him the murder weapon. Wells believed that appellant came to Wells's home after the shooting hoping to see Collins there, since Collins was involved with Wells's mother at the time. Wells also said that he overheard Collins telling appellant to get rid of the gun about a week later.

The detective showed Wells a photographic line-up. Wells selected appellant's photograph from a lineup and wrote, "Card E is the person that told me that he killed Shereece. I know him as Footlong." Wells also selected Collins's photograph from another lineup and wrote down, "I overheard [K]andyman and Footlong conversation, and [K]andyman told Footlong to get rid of the gun that killed Shereece." Wells did not want to go to court because his family still lived in the neighborhood.

At trial, Jordan, Henson, Wince and Wells all repudiated their pre-trial statements to police to one degree or another.

Jordan claimed not to remember the pertinent events and claimed that some of his prior statements were lies. Detective Myers testified that during the trial proceedings, Jordan told the detective that he was concerned about testifying in this case and that he wanted to have his family's support before doing so. He finally decided not to testify. The final portion of Jordan's conversation with the detective, after Jordan spoke on the telephone with his family, was recorded. During this portion of the conversation, Jordan repeatedly stated he did not want to testify because of his family's safety and lack of support, even though he was close to Rankin. Jordan also agreed that Collins was looking for Rankin and that he had seen Collins picking appellant up and then dropping him off to kill Rankin. Jordan also agreed Collins was responsible for Rankin's murder.

Henson denied any personal knowledge of the shooting and denied speaking with appellant about the shooting. He claimed that, in the police interview, he merely said what the police wanted him to say.

Wince also denied any knowledge of the shooting. He claimed that in his police interview, he only repeated what the police told him. He did so because the police had offered to drop a narcotics case against him. At the time of trial, he was in prison on a narcotics conviction.

Wells, too, denied that appellant had confessed to him. He claimed that he had lied in his police interview, for various reasons, including a dislike of Collins and appellant, fear because he was a suspect in the trial, and police promises of a house and early release from probation camp.

At trial, Detective John Radtke testified as an expert on the Swan Bloods gang. In July 2001, there were about 450 members of the Swan Bloods gang. Their "turf" had the following boundaries: 74th Street on the north, Manchester Boulevard on the south. Central Avenue on the east, and Main Street on the west. The Swan Bloods controlled drug trafficking and other criminal activities in this area. The primary activities of the gang included: murders, robberies, shootings, and narcotics dealing. The Swan Bloods' main rival was the East Coast Crips gang. Payback and retaliation were expected in the gang culture. Gang culture also valued its own version of respect, which was equated with fear and power. Young gang members would get "respect" within the gang by committing crimes for the gang. If a gang member failed to "put in work" for the gang, he could be "disciplined" by the gang and subject to assaults, robberies, or even death. Snitching against the gang was considered a serious affront to the gang and could result in the snitch's death.