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FORT MYERS Fort Myers gang member to be sentenced in conspiracy case A man who belongs to a gang known as the ‘Lake Boyz’, will be sentenced after being found guilty last month in a gang conspiracy case.
FORT MYERS First of 5 suspects in 2016 Club Blu shooting goes on trial Tuesday The first trial in 2016’s deadly Club Blu shooting gets underway Tuesday morning, with four other suspects yet to be tried. 24-year-old Kierra Russ will be the first suspect to go on trial for the shooting that claimed the lives of two teenagers, 18-year-old Stef’an Strawder and 14-year-old Sean Archilles, and there are several factors […]
FORT MYERS Wait for trial could be longer for accused Lake Boyz member A Fort Myers man accused of being in a gang known as the Lake Boyz will need a new attorney, delaying the trial even longer. Jari McMiller had a hearing on Friday morning to discuss a conflict his attorney Donald Day has representing him in the case. McMiller was among dozens of men accused of […]
CAPE CORAL ‘Lake Boyz’ gang member arrested in Cape Coral armed robbery A member of the “Lake Boyz” has been arrested in connection to a Cape Coral armed robbery, according to the Cape Coral Police Department. CCPD responded to a home in NE Cape Coral on May 28 after the victims reported the robbery. They said when they arrived home, the suspects robbed them at gunpoint, with […]
LEE COUNTY Gang member sentenced to prison on R.I.C.O. Conspiracy charge Javaris Wardlow, 29, pled guilty to one count of Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Conspiracy (R.I.C.O. Conspiracy) and three counts of Possession with Intent to Sell Heroin. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison followed by 8 years of probation on the first count and 10 years in prison on the other counts to […]
FORT MYERS State attorney confident moving forward with Lake Boyz trials We’ve seen big gang roundups in Southwest Florida in the past. Most recently, we covered the takedown of the Lake Boyz in Fort Myers. We decided to look back at what’s happened since the 21 arrests that were made back in January 2017. It’s a mixed bag of results: Some found guilty; one off the […]
LEE COUNTY ‘Lake Boyz’ defendant gets 10 years in prison On Thursday morning, Lee County Circuit Court Judge Bruce Kyle adjudicated guilty Jonathan Griffin Brown, 24, of Fort Myers. Brown was sentenced to 10 years in prison followed by 13 years of probation for one count of Racketeering Conspiracy (RICO). Brown pled no contest as part of a plea agreement on the morning of his […]
LEHIGH ACRES Lake Boyz member denies state’s plea deal A member of the Lake Boyz gang appeared in court today and denied the plea deal offer given by the state. According to WINK News reporter in the court room, after talking with family members, Detron Williams rejected the state’s offer of 10 years prison followed by 10 years probation. Williams in being tried on […]
LEE COUNTY Defendant in Lake Boyz prosecution sentenced to 10 years in prison for trafficking heroin A member of the Lake Boyz gang was sentenced to prison followed by probation for two counts of Trafficking in heroin to Lee County. According to the Office of the State Attorney, Mark Francis Walker was found guilty and sentenced immediately to 10 years in prison followed by 15 years probation after he was caught […]
FORT MYERS Accused Lake Boyz member sentenced to 18 years for racketeering charges A member of the Lake Boyz gang has been sentenced to 18 years in prison on conspiracy to commit racketeering charges. Imari Gray was sentenced to 18 years followed by 12 years of probation for conspiracy to commit racketeering charges. MORE: Jury finds Imari Gray guilty in third Lake Boyz trial Wednesday Gray was the third member of […]