Memphis, TN – A Gangster Disciples gang member was sentenced
today to 324 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for
participating in both racketeering and drug conspiracies.
Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the
Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U. S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant of
the Western District of Tennessee, Special Agent in Charge M.A. "Mo"
Myers of the FBI’s Memphis Division and Special Agent in Charge Marcus Watson
of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Memphis Field
Division, made the announcement.
Derrick Kennedy Crumpton, aka "38," 35, of
Memphis, Tennessee, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge John T. Fowlkes Jr. of
the Western District of Tennessee. Crumpton previously pleaded guilty to both
racketeering and drug conspiracy charges.
According to the indictment, the Gangster Disciples is a
highly organized national gang active in more than 35 states. The scope of the
Gangster Disciples’ crimes is wide-ranging and consistent throughout its
national operation. The gang protects its power through threats, intimidation
and violence, including murder, attempted murder, assault and obstruction of
justice. The Gangster Disciples promotes its enterprise through member-only
activities and provides support to members charged with or incarcerated for
gang-related offenses.
According to the indictment, Crumpton served as the
"Assistant Governor" of the Gangster Disciples for the state of
Tennessee, reporting directly to the Governor of the state for the enterprise.
In that role, Crumpton directed other members and associates of the enterprise
in carrying out criminal activity with other Gangster Disciples gang leaders,
as well as participated directly in the criminal activities of the enterprise –
including acts involving murder, kidnapping, assault, witness intimidation,
narcotics distribution and weapons trafficking.
The FBI; ATF; the Memphis Multi-Agency Gang Unit; the
Memphis Police Department; the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office; the Jackson
Police Department Gang Enforcement Team; the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation;
the Madison County Sheriff’s Department; the 28th District West Tennessee Drug
Task Force; the Tipton County Sheriff’s Office; the 26th Judicial District
Attorney General’s Office; the 25th Judicial District Attorney General’s
Office; the Atascosa County District Attorney’s Office and the Shelby County
District Attorney General’s Office investigated this case.
Trial Attorneys Francesca Liquori and Marianne Shelvey of
the Criminal Division’s Organized Crime and Gang Section and Assistant U.S.
Attorneys Beth Boswell of the Western District of Tennessee and Samuel
Stringfellow of the Northern District of Mississippi prosecuted the case.
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