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It's Past Time To Stop This

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The disappearances of young girls in Myrtle Beach has gone on way, way too long. It's time to put a stop to it.

Last year we were contacted by a source who could allegedly tie some of these disappearances to one or two suspects, who were brothers, and link disappearances in North Charleston, Myrtle Beach and Anderson County. The initial information offered looked promising. Then that source disappeared, never to be heard from again.

Someone out there knows something. They may not be aware. They may not know they have the one seemingly inconsequential detail which will break the cases of Heather Elvis, or Brandy Hannah, or Brittanee Drexel.

Step up, stand up, and contact your local police with any information.

So What's Their Excuse?

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When discussing criminal behavior we are constantly confronted with excuses. "He poor. Nobody ever gave him nuttin'. He just gettin' his." Uh-huh. Okay.

Last week we profiled a salt and pepper team that initial reports indicated were possibly serial burglars. Both of them lived in the fairly affluent neighborhood of Indigo Fields and were victimizing their neighbors.

Now we hear about two more young fellas arrested for burglarizing a furniture store and stealing cash and three handguns. One of those burglars, Chancellor Harper (17), is also from the Indigo Fields neighborhood. The other, Bradley Hill (18), lives in the gated and exclusive Coosaw Creek neighborhood. Of course, the excuses listed above only apply to "urban youths" involved in crime. We doubt anyone will be making similar excuses for these affluent white boys.

As of the time this post was published both of these guys were showing in the CCSO inmate database as having paid their bonds in Charleston County, but they haven't been released. Too bad they were also charged by NCPD with weapons charges in Dorchester County. A concerned citizen called about a suspicious vehicle parked in Indigo Fields and when cops rolled up Hill and Harper were trying to hide the guns in the car. Now they have to have bond hearings in Dorchester County, too.

These guys may be sneak thieves, but at least they aren't out there knocking on doors and gunning down women. That's a point in their favor, right? Nah. Not really. Had they been able to get away with this crime those guns would have ended up in the hands of the thugs who do engage in that behavior.


Chancellor Harper


Harper was charged by NCPD with two counts of 2nd Degree Burglary, two counts of Possession of Burglary Tools and one count of Grand Larceny. His total bond was set at $24,000.




Bradley Hill


Hill was also charged by NCPD with two counts of Burglary 2nd Degree, two counts of Possession of Burglary Tools and one count of Grand Larceny. The Clerk's database and the jail database differ on this, but we will go with the Clerk's database. Hill's total bond was also set at $24,000.





There were two counts of burglary for each suspect because this business has more than one building and two of them were broken into.

A citizen alerted us to the fact that both of these guys once worked for Atlantic Bedding & Furniture.  Here is a photo from Hill's Facebook page taken at the warehouse in the back. Good thing OSHA didn't round the corner while this was going on, huh?




Most of you folks will be happy to know the bond judge set another condition of bond. Both of these young burglars will have to be accompanied by an adult anywhere they go and must have constant adult supervision.

Kind of like the adult supervision they had when they were out between midnight and four in the morning breaking into businesses and stealing stuff?



















Martin Would Be So Proud!

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In honor of MLK Day we thought we would feature some "real niggas" who are in need of being "freed". It seems that some members of one of those harmless local "neighborhood groups" (aka - a gang) now known as the Young Reckless Gunnas" have been "bag" by the police (aka 12).





Brayy seems to understand the MLK credo based on her comment (translated for readability) - "If they had been doing right their asses wouldn't be behind bars. Just saying."





Note the comment from "Lulu Tran", real name Vui Van Tran. Again, translated: "Doing right does not keep the bills paid. Just saying." We thought it was interesting that Tran was commenting on the arrest of some Young Gunnas and also seems to be affiliated with another neighborhood group known as "Summatown Bound". More on him later.

So, which members of the Young Gunnas have been incarcerated? "Hella Shellz Yrg", real name Timothy McClendon, who has been featured in these pages a number of times, lets us know. He was one of those arrested, but he is still a juvenile so his charges don't show up. He knows the address where he's going by heart, though. He has been in the juvenile facility quite a bit. Just search his name on the blog.

We found it interesting that the officers let the arrestees keep their phones and send out messages while awaiting their trip to jail. We have heard stories of cops being injured when the thugs used those phones to call backup to the scene.





Damion Brown is thinking about committing some robberies to get bond money for his homeboys. He probably hasn't seen their bonds yet.






Ter'Rene seems to be trying to reassure herself these boys won't turn rat.




In the meantime, Damontae Mazyck seems to have the inside track on the impending murder of an alleged rat.







The alleged leader of the Young Gunnas, Daqone Lance, aka "Madden Black Mook", was one of those arrested. Remember back in December when there were three shootings in the Remount Road area? Lance was arrested after the last one on 4 December and charged with Possession of a Stolen Pistol and Unlawful Carrying of a Pistol. He was released on a total bond of $20,000 later the same day.

Here we are six weeks later and Lance is charged with Trafficking Cocaine, two counts of Unlawful Carrying of a Firearm, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, Possession of a Firearm During a Violent Crime, Distribution of Cocaine Near a School, PWID Marijuana, and PWID Marijuana Near a School. His total bond was set at $600,000 by Judge Linda Lombard. She must be tired of seeing him already.

No word yet on whether the 9th Circuit Solicitor will move to revoke the previous bond for the weapons offenses from December. Don't count on it.





Also arrested was Young Gunna gang member Latrell Diquan Demaine Hamilton, aka "Trell Hamilton". He was hit with the same charges and got the same $600,000 bond from Judge Lombard.




Young Gunna member Devon Shaquille Jenkins, aka "Shaq DaTrigga Man" also has the same charges. His bond was set at $500,000. We have profiled him in these pages before, posing with some guns and dope. He has a pending charge of PWID Marijuana from 2013 and was out on a $5,000 P.R. bond when he was re-arrested.







Here is Jenkins during a recent jail visit.





Yet another Young Gunna, Sharrod Dominique Robinson, who goes by the Thugbook name "Madden Block BJ (Hard Head Savage)" was also hit with those same charges. His total bond is $600,000. We have been wondering where he got the nickname "BJ" and the only conclusion we could come to is he is the Young Gunna pivot man when they have their circle jerks. He does look kind of soft and doughy, doesn't he?





Robinson has been the beneficiary of the 9th Circuit Solicitor's legal welfare program a few times. In 2009 he was charged with Possession of Crack. The 9th Circuit Solicitor waited three years, then dismissed the charge.





 In 2010 he was charged with:

PWID Crack - Pled down to Possession of Crack by the 9th Circuit Solicitor. Sentenced to two years probation by Judge Thomas "Felon's Friend" Hughston in January of 2012.

Unlawful Carrying of a Pistol - Dismissed by the 9th Circuit Solicitor, because, hey, guns and drugs are not a serious problem in the Lowcountry.







 In 2011 Robinson was charged with Failure to Stop for Blue Lights, Possession of a Pistol With an Obliterated Serial Number and PWID Crack. The 9th Circuit Solicitor dismissed all of them in exchange for a guilty plea to the reduced crack charge from 2010.







The oldest member of the crew arrested was Fred Alfonzo Lance. He may be an older brother to Daqone Lance, although, being 13 years older, there is a chance he could be his father. Fred was hit with the same gun and drug charges. His bond was set at $600,000. Fred has a fairly long criminal history in Charleston County.





1998 Charges:

Resisting Arrest - Pled guilty. Sentenced to one year by Judge Victor Rawl, suspended on time served and 18 months probation.

Unlawful Possession of a Pistol - Dismissed by the 9th Circuit Solicitor.








 2000 Charges:

Possession of Crack - Pled down to Possession of Cocaine by the 9th Circuit Solicitor. Sentenced by Judge Victor Rawl to two years, suspended on another 18 months of probation.

Assault & Battery With Intent to Kill - Dismissed due to "unreliable victim".









2001 Charges:

Possession of Cocaine - Pled guilty. Sentenced by Judge Victor Rawl to the same sentence as above.

Possession of Crack Cocaine - Dismissed by the 9th Circuit Solicitor.








2002 Charges:

PWID Crack Cocaine - reduced to distribution of cocaine by the 9th Circuit Solicitor. Sentenced by Judge Thomas "Felon's Friend" Hughston to two years, suspended on service of one year and one year probation.

Distribution of Cocaine Near a School - Same sentence as above.








2009 Charges:

Possession of 15 Units of Ecstacy - Reduced to Possession of Ecstacy by the 9th Circuit Solicitor. Sentenced to one day time served by Judge Linen.





So, on this day that honors Martin Luther King we have to be saddened he is no longer present on this earth to march on the Al Cannon Detention Center to demand freedom for these "real niggas" (their words, not ours). What is the world coming to?

Oh, wait. Almost forgot about Vui Van Tran. Apparently he is friendly with the Young Gunnas and the Summatown crew. Yeah, we know, they are all just neighborhood groups. Tran has one arrest in Charleston County. In 2009, when he lived on Ranger Drive in the Waylyn neighborhood, with Unlawful Carrying of a Pistol. He pled guilty after sitting in jail for a year and Judge Thomas "Felon's Friend" Hughston sentenced him to time served.

As you will see from his jail entry he was also being held for Probation and Parole at the time of his arrest. That was later dismissed. We checked all of the surrounding counties for additional arrests, but found none although it is obvious he has an additional criminal record.








We wonder if any convictions in that as yet unknown criminal history would prevent ownership of any of these items he displays so publicly. Be sure to read through the comments.







Well, that's all the time we have today for "neighborhood groups". Time to go have a beer in honor of MLK.


Urgent Request

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In 2012-13 we were contacted by an anonymous source with information regarding the disappearances of several women in South Carolina.

We would like to ask that person to contact us once more.

Rondell Robert Washington

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So far, 2014 has been an interesting year in the thug world. We have seen the targeting of women - mothers of thugs - and now the targeting of newborn infants.

Rondell Robert Washington was charged in the kidnapping of a  four month old baby while participating in a home invasion robbery with six other as yet unknown thugs. You can bet Washington and his band of thugs did not randomly target that particular residence.




Shall we look at Washington's history?

2010 Charges (Charleston County):

Accessory After the Fact - Charges dismissed at the request of the victim.







2011 Charges (Charleston County):

Trafficking Crack Cocaine - Dismissed at preliminary hearing by Judge James Gosnell with the note, "No probable cause".

Distribution of Crack Cocaine Near a School - Dismissed at preliminary hearing. Same notation.

PWID Crack 1st Offense - Reduced to Possession of Crack 1st Offense by the 9th Circuit Solicitor. Sentenced by Judge Thomas "Felon's Friend" Hughston to three years, suspended in favor of two years of probation.

PWID Crack Near a School - Dismissed at preliminary hearing with the notation, "Lack of prosecution". This means either the officer of the solicitor chose not to prosecute it. Give you one guess as to who made that decision.











2013 Charges (Berkeley County):

Criminal Domestic Violence 1st Offense - Tried in absence by Judge Rad Deaton. Found guilty. Sentenced to fine or jail time.





2013 Charges (Charleston County):

Unlawful Carrying of a Pistol - No further status. Was released on a $10,000 bond.

Failure to Stop for Blue Lights - No further status. Was released on a $10,000 bond.

Failure to Stop for Blue Lights - Pending. Released on a $10,000 bond.











2014 Charges (Charleston County):

Criminal Domestic Violence 1st Offense - No further status. Note to charging officer - should be 2nd offense - see Berkeley County charges above.






Washington has been charged with Burglary 1st Degree, Kidnapping, Unlawful Neglect of a Child and Assault & Battery of a High & Aggravated Nature in Orangeburg County. No bond information was listed.







We will be watching to see how the rest of this case shakes out.

Calvin Malone Vanderhorst

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Calvin Malone Vanderhorst, has warrants and CCSO is searching for him. When law enforcement hit his home yesterday Vanderhorst wasn't there, despite the fact his bond specifically states he can't leave home. Vanderhorst is 18 years old and you should presume he is armed and dangerous. It looks like he has two relatives currently behind bars at the Al Cannon Detention Center.






Vanderhorst was arrested in June after robbing two people at an ATM in Mt. Pleasant. When he was captured by police shortly after the robbery he still had the gun and the stolen money on him. He was charged with two counts of Armed Robbery, one count of Unlawful Possession of a Pistol and one count of Possession of a Stolen Pistol. We can't find what his initial bond was, but apparently it was pretty high.

As you can see from the record Vanderhorst filed a motion for a bond reduction and had his wish for a lower bond granted by Judge James Gosnell to a total of $60,000. We wonder what sob story he told to sucker Gosnell in like that. We are pretty sure the victims of the robbery didn't mind a bit, though. Why should they with all the news of victims and witnesses getting shot up and killed?

Note the bond conditions - 24 hour house arrest at parent's home. Shouldn't Aa Angelica's Bail Bonds/A Cooper/Palmetto Surety have been monitoring and tracking the criminal they were responsible for? Was there an ankle bracelet involved? Inquiring minds want to know in light of recent news about the worthlessness and abject failure of the bracelet monitoring system.

There is no indication in the record of a failure to appear, so we are curious what the warrant is for. Time will tell.

We wonder if there will be any effort by the 9th Circuit Solicitor to revoke the current bond since Vanderhorst can't seem to abide by the conditions set. Word of advice - don't hold your breath.













Maybe his Thugbook page will give us a little insight into what he was doing while out on bond.





You know, he probably only robbed those folks at the ATM because he need money for weed.




We found this latest one quite interesting. Too bad Calvin didn't pay attention to the message.




Great Alibi

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The 1st Circuit Solicitor has dismissed kidnapping (or as they say on WCSC newscasts - kitnapping) charges against Rondell Washington. He was initially charged with participating in the kidnapping of a four month old baby during a home invasion last week. The 1st Circuit Solicitor said Washington had an alibi for his whereabouts during the time the home invasion was underway.

What is that alibi?

It seems Washington was beating a woman in Charleston County and was charged with CDV. We noted his arrest on that charge when we profiled him.

Word is Washington also has a pending CDV charge in North Charleston municipal court. If that is true, the charging officer might want to take into account the prior CDV conviction. He should have two CDV 2nd Offense charges pending rather than two CDV 1st Offense charges.

Violence at SC State

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Justin Bernard Singleton has been charged with the shooting death of SC State football player Brandon Robinson. Other than his Facebook page, all we could find on Singleton was a disorderly conduct charge from April of 2013 in Orangeburg County.




Here is an interesting summary of the incident.




And a character reference from someone with alleged firsthand knowledge of Singleton.




Which brings us to this photo of Singleton. Some of his family members apparently interpreted it as displaying gang signs. Singleton explains this sign is his fraternity hand sign. Nice. Very respectable hand sign.




We had to wonder about the veracity of his claim after finding the following old photos of him throwing up signs before he even entered college.




Unless he graduated early, this was well before he entered college. Looks like the same sign to us.






We will be watching to see how all of this shakes out.

Another Shooter Out on Bond?

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Word has it Keith Alextruss Williams will be released on bond today. You might remember Williams. He shot up the Game Room in Ladson on December 20th, 2012. Sure will be nice to have him back on the streets, won't it?





Williams' co-defendant, Antonio Pierre Deweese fled the Lowcountry after the shooting and was found hiding in Georgia. He was given the same $100,000 total bond on the same charges and bonded out the same day, 6 August, 2013. His charges are also pending.




Welcome To Lincolnville - Prologue

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Most folks don't think twice about Lincolnville. It is just another tiny town you can pass through rather quickly without even realizing it. Most longtime Lowcountry residents will recognize Lincolnville as the town where Constable Robert Bailey was murdered in May of 2007. The town may not be safe for regular folks, but it appears to be a safe harbor for the gangs infesting it.





Lincolnville was usually patrolled by one to three part time officers with help from State Constables like Robert Bailey. Well, until the town voted to disband the department in 2012 and hand over law enforcement duties to the Charleston County Sheriff's Department. The old Lincolnville PD office is now a Sheriff's Department sub-station. Lincolnville is on the outer fringes of Charleston County surrounded by Dorchester and Berkeley counties.

We started this weeks long, time and labor intensive research effort when we found an SCDC inmate with a Thugbook page. That inmate is from Lincolnville. We did our part as agreed and reported him to SCDC, then began poking around like we always do. What we found will shock many. Others will not be surprised one bit. The group we will cover operates in all three counties. If these guys were white and Italian the feds would be pursuing them for violations of RICO.

We all know there are certain police agencies that prefer to avoid the gang issue. The heads of those agencies downplay the associated criminal activity for a variety of reasons. It is rather difficult for towns like Summerville to keep pitching their "safe" neighborhoods and promote tourism if they admit there are gangs operating in and near the town. The current Dorchester County Sheriff prefers to downplay gang activity and blame crime on increased population in the county. We haven't figured that one out, yet, as the gang members only went to the polls to vote for Obama.

We believe in letting you folks know what is actually going on in your communities, so let's get started! Part one of our four part series on the Lincolnville gang will post thirty minutes after this prologue is posted. The other three parts will go up in one hour intervals.

An interesting side note: Some of the Thugbook pages linked in this series started disappearing at about 7:30 p.m. Tuesday evening. 


Enjoy.


Welcome to Lincolnville - Part I

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It is rather surprising what you can find with just a bit of poking around. At first we thought we had just found another inmate with a Thugbook page and a contraband cell phone to report to SCDC. After doing just that we poked around on his page a bit and discovered a lot of information in relation to a local gang.

This is going to be a long one. Grab a cup of coffee or a beer, get a snack and settle in for a bit of an education. In fact, we will have to break this up into multiple posts.

Let's deal with the inmate first. His name is Cameron Rashad McCue, but you can find him on Thugbook under the name "Cam Gang Gang". He is doing time at SCDC's Tyger River Correctional Institution on convictions out of Charleston and Dorchester counties of Possession of a Stolen Vehicle, Possession of Crack and Distribution of Cocaine. You citizens will be happy to know he is eligible for parole in June and maxes out his sentences in October.




 McCue hasn't exactly been a model prisoner and has continued his criminal behavior bars. He has been in trouble for refusing to obey orders, smuggling contraband, fighting and assault correctional officers.




The most interesting part of the above disciplinary record is the entry from May of 2009. That entry stands for, "Unauthorized Membership or Participation in a Threat Group". A threat group is corrections terminology for a gang. More on his gang affiliations later.

It looks like McCue tried to participate in some educational activities. That lasted less than a month and he was terminated from the program when he was caught smuggling contraband in July of 2013.



McCue last posted to his own Thugbook page on 19 December using an Alcatel Mobile cell phone. He just wanted to let everyone know he was getting out soon.




On 10 December, posting from the same cell phone, he asked a stupid question. Might be time for some self-examination, McCue.




He thought he might be cool if he posted a picture in November. 




McCue posted this picture of some of his ecstasy back in July of 2012. Seems like possession of a controlled substance, or the mere suggestion of it, would violate his probation, but we all know the Department of Probation & Parole is extremely underfunded and the officers have caseloads so huge they can't even check on a thug's Thugbook page from time to time.




Here is a shot from July of 2011 with McCue wearing what we assume is his "tactical" drug dealing gear.




Note the references in the comments section to "cjtb" and "TOL". Those are references to the gang neighborhood social group of thugs you will be reading about. Let's look at McCue's criminal history first since he will be released soon and you need to know what you will be dealing with.

2004 Charges (Berkeley County):

Failure to Stop for Blue Light - Pled guilty. Sentenced by Judge Thomas "Felon's Friend" Hughston to a YOA sentence not to exceed one to three years, which, of course, was immediately suspended in favor of two years of probation.

Burglary 1st (record incorrect) - Pled to down to Burglary 2nd Degree by the 9th Circuit Solicitor. Same sentence as above from the Felon's Friend.

Hit and Run Involving Personal Injury - McCue struck and injured someone else while fleeing police. Dismissed by the 9th Circuit Solicitor.








 2006 Charges (Dorchester County):

PWID Crack Cocaine 1st Offense - Pled down to PWID Cocaine 1st Offense by the 1st Circuit Solicitor. Sentenced by Judge Diane Goodstein to seven years, suspended on three years probation. This probation was subsequently revoked.





2007 Charges (Charleston County):

PWID Ecstasy - Dismissed by the 9th Circuit Solicitor. Why? Because four days earlier McCue had been sentenced to three years probation in Dorchester County and the 9th Circuit Solicitor saw that as a way to get out of doing her job. This was done in spite of the fact that McCue repeatedly failed to appear in court on these charges and multiple bench warrants had to be issued.

Gotta clear that docket no matter what, right Scarlett?






 2011 Charges (Charleston County):

Probation Violation




2012 Charges (Charleston County):

1st Offense Possession of Marijuana -  Pending. Had been rescheduled several times prior to McCue getting packed off to prison.

Possession of a Stolen Vehicle - Pled guilty. Sentenced by Judge Deadra Jefferson to three years.

Possession of Crack Cocaine - 1st Offense. Pled guilty. Sentenced to three years, concurrent.

It would have been nice to see some consecutive sentences, but those seem to be a rarity in our system.










Here is a better look at McCue. Trust us, you can't miss him.




Now we should deal with those gang references we noted above. It seems the town of Lincolnville is crawling with gang members a neighborhood social group who employ a variety of names. While reading you will see references by members to the names "TOL" (Town Of Lincolnville or Top Of da Line) and "CTJB" (Cut Throat Jack Boys)". There will also be references to "Breadwinner Mafia" or "Breadwinna Family" or "Breadwinna Entertainment". Of course, all of these names for this "neighborhood group" are nothing more than innocent "record labels" for their "rap careers". You will see references to "2:23" and "4.2.4". You will also notice references to "74" and see photos of the members of this gang neighborhood social group throwing up the pitchfork sign, among others. Both of those, along with certain terminology, are indicative of the Gangster Disciples/Folk gang neighborhood social club.

The first example we will use is a young fellow by the name of Makell Quentin Shuler. You can find him on Thugbook under the names "Kellsz Breadwinna G" and "LilKellsz Tol". Well, you could find those pages until about 7:45 p.m. Tuesday night when they were deactivated.

Shuler just turned seventeen last September 30th, but as you will see from his "LilKellsz" page he has been claiming "TOL" and "CTJB" since at least 2010, when he was fourteen years old.

Shuler was arrested by Summerville PD in November of 2013 on weapons charges. Based on the public records available it looks like he was charged with Unlawful Carrying of a Pistol, Unlawful Possession of a Pistol (probably due to being prohibited by his age) and Possession of a Stolen Pistol. Judge Charlene Snowden set a $50,000 personal recognizance bond on each charge.

While out on that P.R. bond he was pulled over on  8 January and cited for open container in a motor vehicle and minor in possession of alcohol.











Nothing like a public admission of guilt to make the prosecution go a bit smoother.




 Shuler can't understand why the police would take his pistol away from him.




We wonder if this was the gun SPD popped him with.





Of course, his legal problems are the sole fault of the crackas.





You folks who have children who attend school with Shuler must be happy to know the school and the district allow gang neighborhood social group clothing and hand signs in school.






As of 31 December, 2013 Shuler was claiming the claiming Gangster Disciple/Folk Nation as his gang neighborhood social group.





He even had the Gangster Disciple six pointed star tattooed on.




Back in 2010 Shuler and his homeboys seemed to be unsure of what street gang neighborhood social group they wanted to participate in, as evidenced by this reference to the Bloods.





Here he is flying his GD/Folk rag and claiming "Breadwinna" with his "2:23" description.




Here a few more images of gang neighborhood social group related apparel and signs to be found on Shuler's pages.







Shuler and his boys like to display their pretend guns from time to time, even though they show off their real firearms on the internet quite frequently.










Shuler and his cronies like to display a lot of cash on their pages. No word yet on whether the Department of Revenue has been looking into how all of these "teens" are getting all this cash or whether they are reporting it.






Maybe all that cash has something to do with this.




Quite a few of the Lincolnville gang neighborhood social group are behind bars at the moment.




That Keezy G fellow might ring a bell for readers who keep up with the news. There is a video of him shooting up a place called the "Game Room" on 20 December, 2012. He has been locked up on charges of attempted murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime since January of 2013 with a $100,000 bond.

You can find him on Thugbook at "Keezy Topshotta G".

As you can see from the record, Williams had a $200,000 bond set in February of 2013. He was granted a further bond reduction to a total of $100,000 in July of 2013 by Judge Stephanie McDonald.








Word on the street is Williams was due to be released on bond on January 25th, 2014. However, as of Tuesday morning, 29 January 2014 he was still locked up at the Al Cannon Detention Center.




Another interesting thing about this post is the link it provides between TOL CTJB and a North Charleston thug by the name of Alonzo Brown, aka "Liljack Neil DaRippa". Later in this series you will also see that TOL has an apparent association with the Summatown gang neighborhood social group and even some Trackside Bloods from the Brownsville neighborhood.

Let's look at the criminal history of Williams.

2009 Charges (Dorchester County):

Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor - Dropped to Disorderly Conduct by the 1st Circuit Solicitor. Sentenced to time served by Judge Diane Goodstein.

Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor - Dismissed by the 1st Circuit Solicitor.






2011 Charges (Charleston County):

Possession of Crack Cocaine - Dismissed by the 9th Circuit Solicitor, but this one wasn't her fault. The record indicates her office was unable to get discovery information from the Lincolnville P.D. We aren't sure why that wasn't possible since the department wasn't shut down by Lincolnville residents until 2012.

Possession of a Stolen Vehicle - same disposition as above.






Here we see Williams' jewelry which indicates membership in TOL.




And here we see Williams doing the ghetto squat on a nightstand and flashing the GD/Folk pitchforks. Notice the comments, particularly the one from Makell Shuler confirming the Folk street gang neighborhood social group connection. You can find the meaning of the numbers he posted HERE.




Like most of the low intelligence thugs we feature, Williams likes to flash large stacks of cash and show off their gold teefs.





Apparently Williams actually does rap a bit. We listened to some of the stuff and would advise you not to waste your time. He seems to work with a fellow who goes by the name "Lane Boy G". It appears they even used his mugshot and the evidence photo of Williams shooting up the Game Room on the back cover of a CD. Gotta have street cred to rap, right? What better way to get it than using a photo of yourself firing a handgun into a building filled with unarmed people.




"Lane Boy G", real name Gerren Nelson, appears to be sort of a godfather to the Lincolnville gang neighborhood social group.




Here is Nelson with his GD/Folk rag on display.




Even in shots taken for potential use on a CD they make their gang neighborhood social group affiliation readily apparent. You gotta be in a gang neighborhood social group for listeners to take you seriously, right?




Nelson also likes to let everyone know he has a lot of cash on hand. Must be selling a lot of, ummm.....CD's. Yeah, that's it.





Nelson is still down for the gang neighborhood social group.




Maybe we should review Nelson's criminal history.

2005 Charges:

Armed Robbery - Dismissed by the 9th Circuit Solicitor. Notation states they were unable to locate the victim after two letting the charge pend for two years.





2006 Charges - while out on bond for the armed robbery charge:

PWID Marijuana - Pled down to 1st Offense Simple Possession of Marijuana by the 9th Circuit Solicitor. Sentence to 30 days time served by Judge Thomas "Felon's Friend" Hughston.

PWID Marijuana Near a School - Dismissed by the 9th Circuit Solicitor. Record indicates "not indicted" as the reason, but a further review shows the dismissal was part of the sweet plea deal involving the charge above and charges from 2007.

Assault With Intent to Kill - Dismissed by the 9th Circuit Solicitor with the notation, "Insufficient evidence".

Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor - Dismissed by the 9th Circuit Solicitor. Same notation as above.









2007 Charges:

PWID Crack Cocaine - Reduced to Possession of Crack by the 9th Circuit Solicitor. Sentenced by Judge Thomas "Felon's Friend" Hughston to a YOA sentence not to exceed one to three years, suspended in favor of two years probation.





2008 Charges:

Assault & Battery With Intent to Kill - Reduced to Assault & Battery High & Aggravated Nature by the 9th Circuit Solicitor. Sentenced in September of 2010 to five years in prison by Judge Roger Young.

Hmmm.....Out in less than two. No wonder no one gets the message that crime doesn't pay.





One of Nelson's (c)rappin' and gang neighborhood social group buddies is Christopher Drain. We will start part II of this Lincolnville saga with his story.



Welcome to Lincolnville - Part II

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At the end of our last post we said we would begin anew here with (c)rapper Christopher Drain. Let's start with his criminal history.

2003 Charges (Charleston County):

PWID Marijuana - Pled down to Possession Over 1 Ounce by the 9th Circuit Solicitor. Sentenced by Judge Thomas "Felon's Friend" Hughston to 113 days time served, even though Drain only served one day in jail on this charge.







2003 Charges (Berkeley County):

PWID Marijuana - Pled guilty. Sentenced by the Felon's Friend to a YOA term not to exceed one to five years, immediately suspended in favor of two years probation. As you can see from the record he violated his probation and an arrest warrant was issued for the violation in 2005.






2003 Charges (Dorchester County):

Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor - Pled guilty. Sentenced by Judge Deadra Jefferson to one year, suspended on time served and 18 months probation.






2005 Charges (Charleston County):

PWID Crack Cocaine - Dismissed at preliminary hearing because the arresting officer couldn't make it.

PWID Crack Near a School - same as above.






2006 Charges (Charleston County):

PWID Crack Cocaine Near a School - Dismissed by the 9th Circuit Solicitor with the notation "insufficient facts to prosecute". Hmmm. Want to get a case dismissed in the 9th Circuit? Just don't show up for court like Drain did and get good at hiding. Sooner or later they will give up trying to locate you and dismiss your charges because clearing that docket is the most important thing.

PWID Crack Cocaine - Same as above.








2008 Charges (Charleston County):

Probation Violation - No status listed.

PWID Marijuana 1st Offense - Should have been 2nd Offense based on the conviction above. Pled guilty. Sentenced by Judge Thomas "Felon's Friend" Hughston to one year. Drain had already spent four months in jail so this was effectively a "time served" sentence from Hughston.







2009 Charges (Charleston County):

Armed Robbery - Dismissed by the 9th Circuit Solicitor two years later. No comments listed.





2009 Charges (Dorchester County):

TWELVE counts of B&E Motor Vehicle - ALL dismissed by the 1st Circuit Solicitor. They drive a hard bargain in the 1st Circuit, huh? At least the 9th Circuit Solicitor would have had him plead to at least one trespassing charge.

2009 must have been a great year to get away (other people's) stuff in Dorchester County.
















2012 Charges (Charleston County):

1st Offense Possession of Marijuana -  Found guilty by Judge David Coker. Fine or jail time.

PWID Marijuana 2nd Offense - should have been 3rd (see above). Pled guilty. Sentenced again by Judge Thomas "Felon's Friend" Hughston to three years, suspended on 9 months time served and two years probation. Drain got that sweet sentence in spite of having failed to appear in court at least once on this charge.

2nd Offense Possession of Cocaine - Pled guilty. Sentenced by the Felon's Friend to 9 months time served.

PWID Marijuana 1st Offense - Should have been 3rd at the time he was charged. Maybe Scarlett Wilson is right - the cops do need to tighten up. Doesn't really matter, though. Dismissed by the 9th Circuit Solicitor.











We doubt the police took his beat. We listened to his stuff and he didn't really have one to begin with.




Putting out the word to the gang neighborhood social group not to talk to police. Sure are a lot of them in jail, huh?




Back on Thugbook, screw the police!! With his record, his reputation and his gang neighborhood social group affiliations he can't understand why the cops would want to make his life a little inconvenient.




Ol' Jared is on point, huh? Ha!





Let's talk about Albert Jamar Bell next. You can find him on Thugbook under the names "Lurk Brotherkeeper" and "Meechie Da'g Livethebosslife". If you have followed our stories on Gangster Disciple/Folk Nation gang members in our prison system you will remember that terms like "bos", "boss" and "growth and development" are all part of the gang terminology.




That whole "Brotherkeeper" thing sounds like a bunch of BS to us, considering Bell's brother achieved Dead Right There status last year. Albert wasn't doing much "brother keeping".

It might interest you to know that Albert Bell's brother was a fellow named Larry Jackson, aka "Lurk Zoe". He went missing back in April of 2013. The WCSC story told you Jackson had been arrested ten times. The P&C reported the five pending attempted murder charges and pending charges of kidnapping and criminal sexual conduct against him at the time he went missing.  Jackson's body was found in Grover, SC in August 2013 and his sister had this to say:

"I mean people looking at him like he's a [rapist], a killer, he's none of that, he's a son, a father, a brother, a nephew, grandson... Larry never hurt nobody," Cooper said."

Yeah, okay.

To give credit where it's due, Andrew Knapp of the P&C was the only reporter to bring up Jackson's membership in the Bloods gang neighborhood social group. Jackson even had "Bloods" tattooed on his body to show his affiliation with the Bloods.

Shawn Maurice Kitt was charged with the murder of Larry Jackson in September of 2013. Word is Kitt is also a member of the Bloods gang neighborhood social group. Go figure.

Here is a shot from Jackson's Thugbook page with him flashing the red Bloods rag and Albert Bell flashing his Gangster Disciple/Folk rag. This is an interesting photo given the fact that Jackson's attempted murder charges stemmed from his shooting at a GD/F member and some police officers while that GD/F member was being arrested by Summerville PD. Turns out Jackson wasn't actually shooting at the GD/F gang neighborhood social club member because that gang neighborhood social club member was, in fact, his brother. Jackson figured he could free his brother from the clutches of the police by shooting at them.






We have noticed an interesting dynamic here in the Lowcountry that you won't find in the major urban areas. Many of the members of gangs neighborhood social groups like the Bloods, Crips and GD/F are actually pretty friendly with one another here. They even post supportive comments on their "rival's" social media pages and listen to their rivals (c)rap music. As we delve further into the gang issue in the coming months you will see what we mean.

Here you see the brothers again, with each throwing up the sign for their respective gang neighborhood social group.





Larry Jackson.




Here is Jackson claiming membership in the Cut Throat Jack Boys a few months before he was murdered.





Back to Albert Bell. Let's review his arrest history.

2011 Charges (Charleton County):

PWID Marijuana - Pled down to Possession of Marijuana by the 9th Circuit Solicitor. Sentenced to eight days time served by Judge Thomas "Felon's Friend" Hughston.

PWID Marijuana - Dismissed by the 9th Circuit Solicitor.

PWID Crack Cocaine - Pled down to Possession of Crack by the 9th Circuit Solicitor. Sentenced by the Felon's Friend to one year, suspended in favor of one year of probation.









 2012 Charges (Dorchester County):

Distribution of Cocaine - Pled down to Possession of Cocaine 2nd Offense by the 1st Circuit Solicitor. Sentenced by Judge Edgar Dickinson three years, suspended on two years probation. Judge Dickinson apparently didn't give a damn that Bell was already on probation when he committed this offense.






Bell is currently on WCSC's Most Wanted list. He is wanted by Summerville PD for Accessory After the Fact of Attempted Murder and 1st Degree Burglary. Back in May of 2013 he assisted a fellow thug who planned to rob and murder a couple. A woman ended up being shot during the crime. We tend to believe Bell left the Lowcountry because he hasn't posted any recent photos or statuses about hanging with his fellow gang neighborhood social group members. Research shows he might also have active warrants with DCSO.

We thought Summerville PD might want some help in locating Bell so they can serve that warrant, so we did some research. You folks might want to send the U.S. Marshalls to the home of Evelyn Gunter to arrest Albert Bell. She is Bell's grandmother. Albert and his mother, Rozena Bell, have been hiding out with Gunter in Avon Park, Florida since June of 2013. It really wasn't that hard to find the necessary evidence, even though Albert and his mother have taken pains not to mention that fact on their Thugbook pages or even post any photos in which the family is shown together.

Oh, and while we were at it, we tracked down the address just to save the police some time. Looks like the entire family is enjoying that Habitat for Humanity home on W. Overlin Road, huh?








 Sounds pretty clear, doesn't it.




And, we have confirmation.




Lest any of you buy into that mantra that tells you the females are ignorant of the criminal tendencies of their offspring, here is grannie Gunter sharing the photo of Bell and Jackson flashing their gang signs for the camera. Gunter has even allowed another child to adopt the moniker "Young Lurk Zoe Gunter" to memorialize the Dead Right There family member who was in the Bloods gang neighborhood social group. Seems like a severe ass whippin' would be in order for that, but you know how it is, only God can judge.



Here are some shots of the TOL/CTJB/GD/F gang neighborhood social group from one of Bell's pages.

Larry Jackson flashing a sign and some weed. Now Dead Right There.




Bell throwing up the pitchfork sign indicative of membership in the Gangster Disciple/Folk gang neighborhood social group.





A shot of the Gangster Disciple/Folk founder Larry Hoover. He's the MLK of the gangbangers.




Bell wants to know how a pussy nigga can kill a real nigga. Well, Albert, they pop his grape with a copper jacketed piece of hot metal. It's that simple.




Even though the body wasn't found until August, Albert knew his brother was definitely Dead Right There not too long after Jackson went missing.





Remember these images when certain police chiefs and sheriff's tell you there is no gang problem in the Lowcountry.






Albert wants yet another of his niggas freed. Remember Rambo, aka Michael Deroaknel Smith? You can still find his Thugbook page HERE. Wonder if that girl he's with knows about his tendency toward criminal domestic violence? He is due to be released from prison in 2014. We could go into the easy plea deal handed down by the 9th Circuit Solicitor after Smith was arrested by U.S. Marshalls. And we could detail the ridiculous sentences handed down by Judge Thomas "Felon's Friend" Hughston, but why bother. You have heard it all before. You already know how the courts in the 9th Circuit work.




Here is Albert and family at what we assume is Jackson's funeral or a "vigil". As you can see, he is throwing up the pitchfork sign of the Gangster Disciple/Folk gang neighborhood group. Every time one of these thugs is granted Dead Right There status the media runs to the female family members for a comment and we get to hear about what a good guy the dead thug was. This is just more evidence that the females, mothers, sisters, aunts, etc. are well aware of the activities of the thugs in their families.




Oh, look. It's Ieshia Drayton throwing some thug sympathy to Albert. Regular readers will remember her as an associate of a North Charleston gang known as the Young Gunnas.





Commenting on this photo we have another denizen of the pages of CTL. Remember Dizzy, aka Devin Riley Walker? He is still free on bond with four charges of Attempted Murder and one Unlawful Possession of a weapon pending in Charleston County. Those charges resulted from four thugs shooting at four other thugs at the Hawthorne Suites on Northwoods Boulevard back on January 19th, 2013. Devin shows up on the friends list of quite a few of the TOL/BWM/CTJB/GD/F gang neighborhood social club members.




The thug with the gun on the right looks like Dwayne Lamont Simmons, aka "Lilbooda Cutthroatjackboi". Simmons was arrested in Dorchester County in January of 2013. He was charged with Unlawful Carrying a Pistol, Unlawful Possession of a Pistol (either due to age or pistol was stolen) and Possession of a Stolen Motor Vehicle.

The 1st Circuit Solicitor gave Simmons a sweet plea deal. He pled guilty to the unlawful carrying charge and the 1st Circuit Solicitor dismissed the other two. Judge Diane Goodstein sentenced Simmons to a YOA sentence not to exceed one year, suspended in favor of 18 months probation.

His probation officer might want to note the date on the photo.







Simmons posted this just before his court date. He needn't have worried given the state of the "criminal" justice system in the Lowcountry.




Was he shot at? Once again, his probation officer might want to note the date on this comment about carrying a weapon. That comment from Gerren Nelson puts the whole "Breadwinna" thing into a more accurate context. It is more than a "record label".




The TOL crew generally seems to be friendly with the Summatown crew, but apparently there was a bit of a beef back on 2012. In the comments Makell Shuler confirms that "Breadwinna Mafia" and "TOL" are one and the same.




Here is a shot of some of the crew with definite references to the Gangster Disciple gang neighborhood social group. And remember, untied they are strong.




Even more evidence of gang neighborhood social group activity.





Yep. Breadwinna Mafia is just a record label. Nothing to see here. Move along.





Are you folks getting the message yet?






Uh-oh, do we see a gang neighborhood social club beef in the comments? This was from 2011 when they weren't sure which gang neighborhood social club to claim.




Just another example of the strange gang neighborhood social group dynamic here in the Lowcountry. Khaalis Jackson is a self-professed member of the Bloods, yet GC/F member Simmons is "screaming" for his nigg to be freed.





Take a break, folks. We will be back soon with even more from Lincolnville.

Welcome to Lincolnville - Part III

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Welcome back to our feature on Lincolnville. Let's jump right back into it.

Our next Gangster Disciple/Folks/TOL/Cut Throat Jack Boy/Breadwinna Mafia gang neighborhood social club member is possibly Sean Equan McCants. You can find him on Thugbook at "Quan Thugga McCants". He starts out right away with a Gangster Disciple message.



Note: We were notified there might be a discrepancy between Quan McCants and the arrest records for Sean Equan McCants. We have removed the arrest records until we can verify the connection.

Guns, drugs and shooting stuff. Typical gang neighborhood social group activities.

In this photo below, posted to McCants' wall by Kenyon Scott of the Summatown gang neighborhood social group, we can see the Summatown group mixing and partying with the TOL Gangster Disciple crew. Very interesting in light of some rumors we have heard about some Summatown members also claiming Bloods membership.




McCants says he knows who is snitching. Should we expect a whackin' sometime soon?




This is a fairly popular picture among the TOL crew.




And a few more. Any time you see gang neighborhood social group membesr in a kitchen, it has nothing to do with cooking. Well, not conventional cooking. The real reference goes to cooking of crack cocaine for sale.






Another illustrative photo. While most of these mopes are throwing up Gangster Disciple pitchforks, the two at the bottom wearing red are flashing Blood hand signs.





McCants wants his homeboy Tyrik Smalls set free. Maybe we should take a look at Tyrik. He isn't very imaginative. You can find him at "Tyrik Smalls".

Smalls was arrested earlier this month in Dorchester County for Unlawful Carrying of a Pistol. Judge Stanley Tucker set his bond at $1,000. This would be Smalls first adult charge after turning 17 last October.





Could this be the firearm he was charged with unlawfully carrying? Smalls was arrested on 2 January, bonded out on 4 January and posted this photo of himself in possession of another firearm on 9 January. Someone might want to remind Judge Tucker of this the next time Smalls comes up for a bond hearing.




We are still wandering about the wisdom behind police officers allowing arrestees to post to Thugbook after their arrest. Maybe someone can fill us in on the reason for that.




Desire wants her feelings known so badly she posted it to Smalls' Thugbook wall.




Rounding up someone to sign for the 17 year old Smalls.




Guns and gangs neighborhood social groups. What could go wrong?




17 year old Tyrik flashes a lot of cash. He doesn't have a job.





This photo was posted in 2011, back when some of the TOL crew was claiming Blood membership. They switched to Gangster Disciple/Folk, probably under the tutelage of an older member who spent some time in SCDC custody. In some parts of the country, switching gangs neighborhood social groups will get you killed.




Let's talk about TOL/Breadwinna/GD/F member Justin Jamar Steward now. You can find him on Thugbook under the name "Justin Breadwinna Steward". He is currently a guest of the South Carolina taxpayer at Kirkland Correctional Institution for violating parole on his Youthful Offender Act sentences from 2011. Steward is again eligible for parole in October of 2014. He will max out his sentence in October of 2016. Most citizens would prefer this repeat offender spend the maximum amount of time possible behind bars, but we know that probably won't happen.




What led to his parole violation? In August of 2013 Steward was arrested in Dorchester County on charges of Unlawful Possession of a Stolen Pistol and Possession of a Stolen Motor Vehicle. He was initially released on a total bond of $50,000 four days after his arrest. Steward failed to show up for a court roll call and a bench warrant was issued in October. The bond company snatched him up and surrendered him on 4 November. The parole violation wasn't issued until December of 2013.








Steward was lodged in the Dorchester County Jail, then transferred to SCDC custody.



2009 Charges:

Strong Arm Robbery - Pled guilty in January of 2011. Sentenced by Judge Diane Goodstein to a YOA sentence not to exceed six years and 50 hours of public service.





2010 Charges:

Note: The 1st Circuit Solicitor rolled all of the charges from 2009 and 2010 into one plea deal that went to court on 12 January , 2011.

Unlawful Possession of a Stolen Pistol - Reduced, then dismissed, by the 1st Circuit Solicitor.

Unlawful Possession of a Stolen Pistol - Pled guilty. Sentenced by Judge Goodstein to a YOA term not to exceed five years.

Possession of Crack Cocaine 1st Offense - Pled guilty. Sentenced to a YOA term not to exceed three years.








Justin wants a lot of his niggas freed. We mean a lot. Among them is fellow gang neighborhood social group member Bryan Howell. We profiled him when he was arrested for carjacking in 2012. Check out that post for more guns and photos of Howell and his TOL/CTJB/GD/F gang neighborhood social group members. You can still find Howell's Thugbook page under the name "Bryan Howell". It used to be under the name "TooCutThroat".




We already know parole officers don't bother checking Thugbook pages. In all fairness, they probably don't have time considering the caseloads they have to carry. You can thank the Governor and the State Legislature for that.



Definitive claim to TOL/CTJB gang neighborhood social group.




No doubt about his associations.




More shots of the TOL/CTJB/BWM crew throwing up Gangster Disciple pitchforks.





Here is Steward throwing up the GD/F pitchfork and wearing their rag.




We got a good laugh out of this one. Steward couldn't even correctly spell the nickname of his fellow gang neighborhood social group member Keith Williams, aka "Keezy Topshotta G", whom we profiled in part one.




Next up in the TOL/CTJB/Breadwinna/GD/F crew is a fellow who uses the name "Kook Gramz". He has another Thugbook page under that same name HERE. His actual name is Molefi Atone Johnson. When we first saw the photo below we thought both were ugly females.




The "fellow" to the right of Johnson throwing up the pitchfork sign goes by the GD disciple name of "Boss Jamerson" on Thugbook. His actual name is Hadrien Levon Jamerson. More on him in a bit.

Johnson has a rather brief adult criminal history, mainly involving stealing stuff from other people.

In 2011 he was charged in Berkeley County with Possession of a Stolen Vehicle. The 9th Circuit Solicitor dismissed the charge a month later.




In August of 2013 he was charged in Dorchester County with Shoplifting. Johnson requested a jury trial on 17 September, 2013. That trial is still pending.




In October of 2013 Johnson was charged by DCSO with Accessory After the Fact to a Felony or Murder. He was indicted by a grand jury, but the charge was dismissed at a preliminary hearing. That is interesting.




Johnson really likes the police, doesn't he?




He's serious about being a gansta!




Johnson reporting on the arrest of  Tyrik Smalls and another GD/F gang neighborhood social club member Jordan Montel Smalls who goes by the name "Bjeezy TrapsqaudSnatchboiy Heyward". Johnson suspects a rat! Once he was released on bond Bjeezy chimed in with a comment telling his homeboys the police "ain't shit" and encouraging them to keep engaging in their illicit activities.






Johnson found out that homeboys aren't really homeboys when you get locked up and decided to cry about it on his page.




Johnson thinks someone ratted him out and got him hit with that Accessory After the Fact charge.



Partying with the Summatown crew of "Billionare Black", aka Shaquille O'Neal Neat, and "Ridge Montanna", aka Ridge Antwain Williams. You can read about them HERE.






Hmm...would that by Tyrik Smalls with the firearm?





As you can see, they have been involved in the Gangster Disciple gang neighborhood social group program for years.






Since at least 2010, actually.




Let's take a look the criminal history of Hadrien (or Hadrian) Jamerson, aka "Boss Jamerson", but first here is a photo of him identifying himself as an armed member of the Gangster Disciple gang neighborhood social group. They also seem to be throwing up a sign similar to that used by the Bloods. Interesting.




We don't normally report on magistrate level offenses, but in the case of Jamerson we decided to do just that as a demonstration of why police officers should always check rap sheets for prior convictions.

2008 Charges (Berkeley County):

Simple Possession of Marijuana - Found guilty in a bench trial by Judge Paula McElvogue. Sentenced to a fine or jail time.





2009 Charges (Berkeley County):

Possession of Marijuana - should have been 2nd offense. Guilty in a bench trial by Judge James Polk. Fine or jail time.




2011 Charges (Charleston County):

PWID Marijuana - at least that's what the 0186 code tells us. Pled guilty to 1st Offense Possession. If it was, in fact, marijuana, the plea should have been to 3rd offense possession. Normally when we see the 0179 code it indicates possession of oxycodone. We aren't sure about this one. Either way, the 9th Circuit Solicitor screwed the pooch on this plea deal. Sentenced by Judge J.C. Nicholson to 15 days.

Note: This charge wasn't disposed of until March of 2013.

You can the story of this arrest HERE.





 2011 Charges (Berkeley County):

While out on bond for the above charge, Jamerson was charged with:

PWID Marijuana 1st Offense - Assuming the data was entered into the record in the correct fields it would appear the 9th Circuit Solicitor caught the inaccurate charge and Jamerson pled guilty to 2nd or subsequent offense possession of marijuana. Sentenced by Judge Roger Young a fine or jail time.

PWID Ecstasy - Dismissed by the 9th Circuit Solicitor with the notation "Not Indicted". A check of the "Actions" tab reveals an additional notation of "No SC Controlled Substance Det". That usually means no illegal substances were detected when the evidence was sent to the SLED lab. Basically, Jamerson was selling fake ecstasy.








Jamerson was charged with another 1st Offense Possession of Marijuana in 2011. Judge McElvogue again found him guilty and gave a fine or jail time.




 2013 Charges (Charleston County):

Possession of Marijuana 1st Offense - Really? All those college degrees working for these police departments and no one can count? Found guilty by Judge David Coker. Sentenced to fine or jail time.

As of January 6th Jamerson had failed to pay his fine and a failure to comply notice was filed. We would expect a bench warrant to be issued any time now.






2013 Charges (Dorchester County):

Possession of a Weapon During a Violent Crime: Free on $15,000 bond.

1st Degree Burglary - Free on $15,000 bond.

You can read the story HERE of this home invasion robbery and how Jamerson was caught.

Eight months later Jamerson was charged with 3rd Degree Assault & Battery by Mob and released on another $10,000 bond. In spite of the continued violent criminal behavior, the 1st Circuit Solicitor made no effort to have the previous bond revoked.









Pitchfork. Gangster Disciple/Folk gang neighborhood social group since at least 2011.




We believe Hadrien Jamerson is possibly related to cocaine trafficker Lenward Jamerson who was shot and killed in Orangeburg in early January. An interesting little note pops up with that connection. It was the mourners at Lenward Jamerson's funeral who found an infant on the side of the road in Berkeley County who was kidnapped during a home invasion in Orangeburg County.

Well, folks, that's it for part three of our Lincolnville series. Should we continue?

Welcome to Lincolnville - Part IV

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Next up in the TOL/CTJB/GD/F gang neighborhood social group is Demetrius Tarell Brown. He goes by the name "Miitrii Gee" on Thugbook. He turned 18 in September of 2013. Brown used to play basketball for Summerville High School, but he's been a Cut Throat Jack Boy/TOL/GD/F since at least 2011.




With this photo he claims TOL and CTJB. In the comments are the usual references to the Gangster Disciple/Folk gang neighborhood social group.







 Once again, gangs in South Carolina do things differently than gangs in other areas of the country. With this photo Brown memorializes Larry Jackson, the Dead Right There member of the Bloods gang neighborhood social group.





And, once again, the photo they all seem to be so proud of.






You know, in light of violence at the fair over the past few years, you would think anyone engaging in throwing up gang signs would be ejected.




Unlike other members of the gang, Brown seems to have a job. He's climbing the ladder at an Awful Waffle somewhere. Maybe he is trying to go straight? Brown has the fewest arrests of any member of the gang neighborhood social group so far, so if anyone can do it, he can.

In 2013 he was charged in Dorchester County with Armed Robbery and Possession of a Weapon During a Violent Crime. Both charges were dismissed three months later at a preliminary hearing. A grand jury did directly indict Brown, but it looks like the 1st Circuit Solicitor chose to let the case go.





Next up is a fellow named Vincent Washington. He had a Thugbook page under that very name, but it mysteriously disappeared as we were typing this up. Fortunately, we had already visited that page and an old one he still has under the name "V-Low Da G". He initially signed up for that page using the name "Black Da Breadwinner". Before we get into his criminal history, let's see what he was trying to hide when he deleted his active page.

Kind of hard for parents not to know about gang neighborhood social group activities when it's up there on the wall.





Atypical gangsta fare when it comes to weaponry.






Gangster Disciple/Folk rag around the neck. Wonder if he took the gun to the water park.




Throwing up the gang neighborhood social group signs at Summerville High School. Yeah, it's a bit infested there, too, no matter what you have heard. Based on the comments it looks like someone in authority told them to knock it off.




Vincent wanted his Breadwinna homies freed.




Let's look at some of the stuff from the old page that is still up.

Here is fellow gang neighborhood social group member Makell Shuler, previously profiled in Part I.




Coppin' a ghetto squat, throwin' the sign.





What kind of gangsta doesn't have a money in the mouth shot on his page, huh?




Makell Shuler sporting the money in the mouth, a gun and a sign.




And the same for Washington.




2011 Charges (Dorchester County):

Shoplifting - guilty in a bench trial. Sentenced to fine or time.

Possession of Drug Paraphernalia - same.





2013 Charges (Dorchester County):

1st Offense Possession of Marijuana - Pled guilty. Fine or jail time.

Unlawful Carrying of a Pistol - Free on a $2,500 PR bond.






We thought we should throw in gang neighborhood social group member Johtan Jones. You can find him at "Johtan Stfo Jones". He is currently locked up in the Dorchester County Detention Center.



Jones was arrested in December of 2013 on a charge of Possession of Crack Cocaine. His bond was set at $10,000.




Let's check out the remainder of Jones' criminal history.

2007 Charges (Dorchester County):

Armed Robbery - Reduced to Strong Arm Robbery by the 1st Circuit Solicitor. Sentenced by Juddge Diane Goodstein under YOA to a term not to exceed six years.

Possession of a Weapon During a Violent Crime - Reduced to Unlawful Carrying of a Firearm by the 1st Circuit Solicitor. Sentenced under YOA to one year.

Possession of a Stolen Pistol - Dismissed by the 1st Circuit Solicitor.








2009 Charges (Charleston County):

Armed Robbery - Dismissed by the 9th Circuit Solicitor.

2nd Offense Possession of Marijuana - Dismissed by the 9th Circuit Solicitor.

Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon - Dismissed by the 9th Circuit Solicitor.






2011 Charges (Dorchester County):

Two counts of Unlawful Carrying of a Pistol - Pled guilty. Sentenced by Judge Edgar Dickson to four days time served. We have to wonder if the Judge bothered to check Jones' rap sheet prior to sentencing.









2011 Charges (Charleston County):

Note: Committed while out on bond for the above Dorcheser County charges.

Possession of a Stolen Pistol - Dismissed by the 9th Circuit Solicitor, who claimed she couldn't prove it. Hmmm......a grand jury indicted him and a preliminary hearing judge found probable cause to bind Jones over for trial, so, what was Scarlett Wilson's problem? The deputy who arrested Jones is well known for being very professional and has been in the news a number of times for his good work.

Financial Transaction Card Fraud - Dismissed because Jones' co-defendant took responsibility and pled guilty to the charge.







2012 Charges (Charleston County):

Discharging a Firearm Into a Dwelling - pending. Free on a $20,000 bond.

Unlawful Carrying of a Pistol - pending. Free on a $20,000 bond.







You would think that someone with a tendency to illegally possess firearms and shoot stuff wouldn't put up indicators of gang neighborhood social group membership on a site accessible to the public, police or probation and parole officers. You would be wrong if you think that.








We will close this series of posts with images from a couple of TOL/BWM/CTJB/Gangster Disciple/Folk gang neighborhood social club members we haven't identified yet.

Meet "Cluchh Duck". He throws up the Gangster Discipble/Folk sign on a regular basis. He also plays basketball for Summerville High School.




We've seen "free Solo", aka "Main Attraction", on just about every TOl page. Apparently he's locked up at the moment.




 Here are some shots of "Slaughta G Cutthroatjakboy".







Slaughta G wears his TOL and Gangster Disciple membership permanently inked on his body.





Well, folks (no pun intended), that is all from Lincolnville for the time being. Stay tuned for the epilogue post coming up in 30 minutes. We hope we have given you citizens, and some reticent police administrators, something to think about. What part of the Lowcountry should we dig into next?

Welcome to Lincolnville - Epilogue

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In the previous four posts we covered a group of self-proclaimed Gangster Disciples/Folk Nation gang members. We captured and documented the evidence to back up the claims. That evidence was initially presented by the gang members themselves in the social media arena which is accessible to any member of the public willing to take a look. We should note the fact that those presented in the previous posts are not all of the Gangster Disciples/Folk Nation gang members in Lincolnville or Summerville. There are a quite a few more actual members, known associates and supporters. We just had to pick a stopping point so we could actually collate the evidence we collected.

That evidence is also readily accessible to any law enforcement officer or administrator willing to look for it. Yes, it does take time. Officers on the front lines do their best to stay abreast of the activities of these gang members. It is unfortunate that some don't get the necessary support from their administrators. When a chief of police or a sheriff gives interviews to the media claiming the impact of gangs on crime in the Lowcountry is negligible that agency head only holds himself out to ridicule by the front line troops who actually know what is going on in their jurisdiction. When the head of an agency tells the public these gangs are not actually gangs, but instead are "neighborhood social groups", the public learns that administrator is willing to lie for political reasons. Honesty is the best way for leadership to instill confidence in subordinates and in the public they serve.

Try a little experiment. Go back through the previous posts and count up all of the criminal offenses presented. When you come up with a final tally you should remember one thing. All of those offenses were committed by only one street gang. There are actually many gangs in the Lowcountry. You should also remember we don't usually report magistrate or municipal level offenses.

The next time you hear a police administrator or a politician tell you these gangs are just neighborhood social groups and their activities don't have a serious impact on the Lowcountry crime rate, call them out. Let them know exactly what you think of their avoidance of the real issue and how pathetic they look while trying to duck and dodge hard facts.

Take the case of Johtan Jones and ring up the solicitors in the 1st and 9th Circuits. Ask them how many times a known gang member has to be charged with unlawfully carrying and using a firearm before they get serious about protecting their constituents and pushing for a meaningful sentence. How many times does a drug distributor have to be arrested and convicted before they do some serious time in prison rather than receiving multiple sentences of probation to be served concurrently? Why is there no will to engage in aggressive prosecution of these criminals?

You might want to call your local school district or your school and ask why gang members are allowed to wear gang related clothing and engage in gang related activities in the schools. Why are they allowed to play on athletic teams? A reasonable person would think indications of gang activity and arrests would be an automatic bar to engaging in such extracurricular activities. We happen to know the school districts are notified every time a student is arrested, so don't let them claim ignorance. Ask them what they think happens when they put that gang member on an athletic pedestal. It sounds to us like the schools are willing contributors to gang recruitment efforts.

Well, readers, that's it for now. We plan to take a day or two off, but will probably get dragged back in with the next shooting or murder. Until then, stay safe and CCW.

The Same Tired Argument

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Every once in a while we like to feature comments left by thugs or their supporters. The comment below was left on the epilogue of our "Welcome to Lincolnville" series by someone calling herself "1TiredBlackWoman". She signed up for a Google account just to leave this poorly written jumble of "thoughts" as a comment. Go ahead and read through it if you can tolerate the poor grammar and lack of syntax or logical thought.

"I've been waiting on this for a loooooooooong time but now I absolutely must comment on YOUR ignorance. First of all as you seem to post information from a computer system program it does seem possible that you may be violating some kind of privacy with the court systems. This is indeed a blog and information you post may seemingly be based upon your opinion but it is interesting how you just seem to be utilizing a software program system for this rant of "thugs" and so called inappropriate behavior from which (yes) you are primarily bashing African Americans quite a bit. As you seem to be very opinionative that this is such ignorance .. it seems like an appropriate thing to do to make others more knowledgeable of things going on in the communities of the state of South Carolina (Charleston Area) but this does not primarily represent all of the African American community. Furthermore if you were not racist and IGNORANT YOURSELF (as you call the others ignorant) you would be more knowledgeable on how to express your thoughts and report incidents in a way which does not utilize such an aggressive, derogatory, direct intentional disrespect and contradictive to your opposition of so called ignorance blatant childish rants of this so called "thug" whatever.. you actually seem like a thug yourself because of the manner in which you are handling the situation YOURSELF! If you want to be a part of correcting what you may feel is wrong it would seem rational and just plain smarter for you yourself to refrain from reporting things the way that you are. You are offending a massive amount of people and yes you are entitled to your opinion and many may indeed find your site to be informative and entertaining. Honestly to me (I don't know if this will mean anything to you at all ) but I for one will not ever think so greatly of you! Your reporting skills are awful .. quite unprofessional, due to your obvious frustrations you have allowed yourself to take on the same characteristics of the so called people you are reporting about! YOU ARE CONTRADICTING YOURSELF! YOU SOUND EXTREMELY CHILDISH AND IGNORANT! I CERTAINLY DON'T EXPECT THIS TO GO ANYTHING MORE BEYOND THE LITTLE BLOGSITE THAT YOU ARE!!!!!! THE ONLY WAY YOU WILL EVER BE ABLE TO BE ANYTHING MORE IS IF YOU GET YOUR CRAP TOGETHER AND REALIZE THAT THIS IS NOT THE WAY TO SOLVE THE ISSUES!!!!!!!! STOP WITH THE NONSENSE AND BASHING AND GET TO WORK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

1TiredBlackWoman - the name you chose fits better than you think. When someone exposes a truth you don't like you automatically resort to the tired tactic of throwing the race card. There was a time in this country when that was an effective way to shut down opposition. You must have missed the message telling you that strategy is no longer effective. Because we enjoy making idiots look, well, idiotic, we will attempt to address the jumble of crap you posted.

We don't use "computer system programs" or a "software program system". Sheesh! It is kind of surprising you were even able to turn your device on so you could post your comment. We investigate, document and report the old fashioned way. We use publicly accessible sources, e.g. thugbook social media accounts, jail records and court databases.What we post is not exactly our opinion. You see, our posts are filled with little tidbits called "evidence", most of which is posted publicly by the criminals themselves. They want people to see that evidence and fear them. We see it, document it, and expose them. Perhaps you should toddle off to law school for a few years before tossing out poorly phrased legal threats. Trust us, we have been threatened by folks who possess far more intelligence than you, but we are still here reporting on crime in the community.

We would ask you to point to any story in the blog in which we state all black Americans are involved in criminal activity, but we we will save you the trouble - you can't. A common flaw among race-baiters like you. Rather than doing the research you just throw what you have been conditioned to believe is the trump card for any argument - calling the opposition racist.

What we have said is that many in the black community fear these thugs and that fear keeps them from assisting the police. Recent evidence of that are the unsolved shootings of four black women between December 17, 2013 and January 1, 2014. Two of those women died. We happen to know certain family members know who the shooters/murderers are, yet they will not help the police put them behind bars where they belong, either out of misplaced loyalty or fear of retribution.

Oh, and you might notice we don't use the fraudulent and misleading term "African American". Yeah, we know that is in direct contravention of your racist propaganda campaign, but we're rebels like that. We have lots of black Americans in this country, but very few true African Americans. Charlize Theron comes to mind as a true African American. The Somali immigrants in Minnesota are true African Americans, considering Somalia is on the African continent. Sure, they might be joining Al Qaeda in large numbers, but they are, indeed, African Americans after we took them in and provided them with all the necessities of American life, including citizenship. At taxpayer expense, of course.

Maybe you can fill us in on why you believe these criminals ruining our communities as a whole, and black communities in particular, are deserving of any "respect". Your suggestion that their activities not be reported indicates you are just another thug supporter indoctrinated with the message of the NAACP, or maybe you are a beneficiary of the cash flow generated by a thug. The NAACP message is one of silence and avoidance. They have to keep the problem of black crime out of the public view and bash anyone who does bring it up. Telling black people they are their own worst enemy in the 21st century doesn't generate much in the way of donations. Ignoring the problem doesn't make it go away. Avoiding the issue doesn't stop young black men from killing other young black men - and now even black women.

We are offending a "massive" amount of people? Really? You would probably be very surprised to know black folks contribute a great deal to this effort. They write, conduct research, and collect evidence. You will probably be stunned to hear black people contribute a large portion of the tips we receive. Most detractors of the blog believe the police feed us most of our information. Not true. We are pleased that so many members of the black community choose to take a stand and work with us. Shocking, huh? Not that shocking when one considers the impact these thugs are having on the black community.

You see, contrary to what the NAACP wants you to believe, black folks want their neighborhoods to be safe, too. Damn, they must be racists. They want to be able to let their children play in the yard, or at the park, or ride their bikes up and down the street, without having to worry about those children catching a stray bullet from black thugs shooting at one another. They don't want their children to have to dodge speeding police cars or ambulances as they race to the next scene of thug violence. They don't want their children to grow up seeing bloody bodies littering the street or watching drug deals take place at the next door neighbor's house. These people have learned they can't go to the NAACP with their concerns because they will just ignored. They can't go to the police with their concerns because their homes will be shot up if the thugs find out. What is the only option left? Yep, sending their tips and information to us because we will look into their concerns and keep them anonymous.

We took a poll and not a single member of the team cares a tiny little whit whether or not you will ever "think so greatly" of us. Two years ago we didn't really care if this "little blogsite" got big as long as the people in the Lowcountry knew the resource was there for them. However, as we approach three million (3,000,000) individual hits and our two year anniversary, we can tell you the blog has been featured on major local, state and national news sites, real estate forums, political forums, a myriad of special interest forums and has been linked and mentioned by major political websites. Not to mention all the mentions on various talk radio programs around the country. We turn down several requests a month for interviews with local, state and national print, radio and television media. We are contacted several times a year by regular people all over the country who want advice on how to start similar blogs in their own communities. Oh yeah, Charleston Thug Life is read on a daily basis by people in twelve to fifteen countries.

You mention the solving of "issues" and tell us to "get to work". Another typical tactic of those who would prefer to stick their heads in the sand on the issue of thug violence. As usual, you fail to mention what you believe those "issues" are and what type of "work" needs to be done to address them. We have you figured out, though, because we deal with your type all the time. You will say these thugs are violent because they are black, poor, no one cares about them, they come from broken homes, no one has ever done anything for them, etc. etc. etc. blah, blah, blah.

The members of this team have taken steps throughout their lives to address those issues and have watched as dollar after dollar of our money and "the government's money" (read: more of our money) was poured down a black hole (yeah, we know the NAACP says black holes are racist) and very few results returned from that event horizon. We volunteered with and donated to charities, we volunteered in our schools, we tried to mentor, we tried to hire and give second chances.

None if it had an impact because the real problem wasn't being exposed or addressed. Now it is exposed via this blog. Just because ignorant people like you choose to condone the activity and ignore or hide the problem does not mean it does not exist.

There you have it, 1TiredBlackWoman. Now, go take some remedial English classes and maybe some basic computer technology and logical thinking courses and get back to us. 




Lincolnville Series Update #1

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We have been informed by a reader that "Cluchh Duck", who was listed as an unidentified member of the Gangter Disciples/Folk Nation gang neighborhood social group in our post Welcome to Lincolville - Part IV, is a fellow by the name of Brandon Spells. He was the one who plays basketball for Summerville High School.





Brandon is the brother of brother of Bradford Spells, aka "Brad Tone Spells". Bradford spells was first profiled in these pages in July of 2013 when he was arrested for shooting into a residence at the Planters Retreat Apartments on Ladson Road. He was released from jail on January 23rd after the 1st Circuit solicitor gave him a sweet plea deal. Let's review his criminal history again.

In July 22, 2012 Bradford Spells was charged with Kidnapping and Criminal Sexual Conduct 1st Degree. He was given a total bond of $25,000 and released from jail the next day.







The two charges above are still pending. While out on bond for those he was charged in May of 2013 with 1st Offense Possession of Marijuana, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and Resisting Arrest. Those charges are still pending at the magistrate court level.






It appears Bradford Spells bonded out of jail on the above charges on 24 May, 2013. He was then re-arrested the same day for Unlawful Carrying of a Pistol.  He was released on a $1,000 bond on 25 May, 2013.





While out on bond on the six charges listed above, Bradford Spells was arrested on 19 July, 2013 and charged with Attempted Murder, Possession of a Weapon During a Violent Crime and two counts of Pointing and Presenting a Firearm.







Bradford Spells sat in jail from 19 July, 2013 until 23 January, 2014 when the 1st Circuit Solicitor gave him one of the sweetest plea deals we have every seen - and that's saying a lot in light of our criticism of the 9th Circuit Solicitor.

In exchange for a guilty plea on the unlawful carrying of a pistol from May 2013, the 1st Circuit Solicitor dismissed the attempted murder, possession of a weapon during a violent crime and two counts of pointing and presenting a firearm from July of 2013. Judge Murphy Maite sentenced Spells to one year, suspended to one year of probation. Considering Spells has already spent six months in jail, the sentence amounted to nothing more than time served.

You know, a reasonable person would think that a defendant with pending charges of kidnapping and CSC 1st Degree, who was arrested not once, but twice for carrying and/or using a firearm within a year of being charged with kidnapping and CSC 1st, might be considered a danger to the community or at least a danger to his victim.

Apparently there are no reasonable people working for the 1st Circuit Solicitor's Office. Not a soul working there bothered to even make an attempt to revoke the bond on those charges from 2012. They didn't bother when he was arrested in May 2013 for drugs. They didn't bother when he was arrested again in May 2013 for carrying a gun, they didn't bother when he was arrested for carrying, displaying and using a firearm in July of 2013. And they obviously didn't bother when they gave him a plea deal that makes Scarlett Wilson and Judge Thomas "Felon's Friend" Hughston look tough on crime and released him back into the community.

It looks like we here at CTL need to spend a lot more time in the 1st Judicial Circuit. What do you folks think?

Now you see why these criminals don't seem to have a care in the world when the get locked up the police.



1st Circuit Follow-Up

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After posting our story on the sweet plea deal given to Bradford Spells by the 1st Circuit Solicitor's Office we thought it might be revealing to find out what kind of plea deals were given to his co-defendants, Ricky Demarkus Williams and Delani Franklin Simmons. We profiled their previous criminal histories in the original post. We will concentrate on the pending charges they had from 2013 at the time that post was written. At the time these three thugs were charged with shooting up a residence at the Planters Retreat Apartments on Ladson road in July they all had pending weapons charges.

These fellows belong to a gang neighborhood social club in Lincolnville they call Front Street Money Block.

Ricky Demarkus Williams was charged in April of 2013 with Unlawful Carrying of a Pistol and Possession of a Stolen Pistol.






While out on bond on the above weapons charges, Williams was charged with Attempted Murder, Possession of a Weapon During a Violent Crime and two counts of Discharging a Firearm Into a Dwelling. 

The 1st Circuit Solicitor also gave Williams a sweet plea deal. In exchange for a guilty plea to the unlawful carrying charge from April, the solicitor dismissed the attempted murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime charges, and reduced the two charges of discharging a firearm into a dwelling to Pointing and Presenting a Firearm. Judge Maite Murphy sentenced Williams to concurrent YOA sentences not to exceed six years and immediately suspended those concurrent sentences in favor of 18 months of probation, also concurrent.









Maybe the 1st Circuit Solicitor's Office did a better job with Delani Franklin Simmons. Let's see.

In May of 2013 Simmons was charged with Unlawful Carrying of a Pistol.







While out on bond on the above weapons charge Simmons was charged with Attempted Murder, Possession of a Weapon During a Violent Crime and two counts of Discharging a Firearm Into a Dwelling.

He got the same sweet plea deal as Ricky Williams and Judge Maite Murphy gave him the same sweet sentence of concurrent 18 months probation in lieu of a YOA term not to exceed six years.









Do any of you readers wonder if they learned their lesson? Let's see.

Here is a photo of Williams (left) and Simmons after their release from jail on 22 January, 2014 after getting a sweet plea deal and a light sentence. We are pretty sure those FU signs are directed at the police, the 1st Circuit Solicitor, Judge Maite Murphy and the rest of you decent citizens. Note the clothing worn by Simmons.




This is a photo taken that same night that Simmons cropped and used to update his Thugbook profile picture on 23 January, 2014. He's back with his old gang neighborhood social group. Note the guy on Simmon's left side pointing a firearm at you.




Here is a closer view.




And the original wide shot.




Seems like Simmons wasn't out of jail a total of twelve hours before he violated his probation. Of course, finding a probation agent with time to actually follow up and violate him will be a chore. Maybe the 1st Circuit Solicitor can make that a mission.

Sentencing Priorities

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For the past two years we have chronicled serial drug dealers, shooters and murderers who have been repeatedly given light sentences of probation after probation and released to the streets so they can offend again and again.

Now we get a sixty-five year old woman who embezzled money from the Town of Mt. Pleasant to the tune of $52,000. This woman, Candice Bottorf, pled guilty to the offense. She entered her guilty plea before Judge Roger Young and was sentenced to five (5) years in prison and five (5) years probation.

Let's take a look at the 65 year old woman who was such a threat to the community she had to be locked away for five years and serve an additional five on probation.




Yep. Good move on the part of the 9th Circuit Solicitor and Judge Young. You really showed everyone what being a hard-ass is all about. If you had just sentenced this one to probation like you have done with numerous other violent thugs she would be out shooting up the hood this weekend while the rest of us were trying to watch the big game.

Yes, she stole a lot of taxpayer money. Yes, she deserves to be punished for it. The question that needs to be asked is this. How much of the remaining $39,000 owed by Bottorf does the town of Mt. Pleasant think they will recoup from a woman who will be 68 to 70 years old when she is released from prison?

How does it make sense to send this woman to prison for five years when you have truly dangerous and violent thugs running your streets who the 9th Circuit Solicitor and the sentencing judges repeatedly set free?

Those sentencing priorities in the 9th Circuit aren't out of whack at all, are they? Sheesh.

Another Choirboy Transformation

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First things first. Do not send us an unsolicited, anonymous and unsigned email and order us not to use it on the blog when the subject matter is extremely pertinent to the blog. We have not signed a non-disclosure agreement with you, in fact, we aren't even sure who you are. This is not a tipster protected by our anonymity policy. This isn't a recorded phone call that requires both parties to consent. Do not contact us and make demands. Do not try to feed us a line of bullshit when we have evidence to the contrary.

That being said, we actually have removed information from the blog on one or two occasions when we were contacted by a truly concerned parent about a kid who made one mistake, so the idea is not unprecedented. Unfortunately, this is one of those times when the evidence at hand shows this is not the case.

This is an email we received Friday.

To Whom It May Concern:
 I do not give you permission to use any of this email or anything said in this email on your BlogSpot.

 I would like to hereby formally request the removal of all my sons, Makell Quentin Shuler's, personal and private details from your BlogSpot as soon as possible. I neither approve or condone Makell's past actions and he definitely was not raised this way. This is his first run in with the law and I am thankful it has happened early on in his adult life. The reason Makell has deactivated his Facebook is because he wants to change his life and look to having a better future for himself. Though this will be harder for him now with these charges. But I have assured him it is not too late to change. I am asking you in writing to please remove any information for Makell Quentin Shuler from your Website. You do not know what someone is going through or what they may have going on in their life at the time of your reports. Makell is truly had a wake up call and wants to change and this is why he has deactivated his Facebook to change and make better decisions.
In order to avoid this from continuing, I prefer to have Makell's Facebook information and other details removed completely from your BlogSpot.

Please confirm to me in writing that this has been done.

I thank you in advance, 
A Very Disappointed Mother

We take issue with this email on a number of levels. First of all, this wouldn't be the first email we have received from someone alleging they are a "concerned" parent of a thug. We must say, however, yours is better written than most. If you are, in fact, the mother of Makell Shuler we commend you for being concerned, yet we have to ask - where have you and your concern been for at least the past four years?

Secondly, we didn't post personal or private details about Makell. We didn't post a social security number, a phone number, or even his address. We could have posted the address as it is found in public records, but we did not. In fact, nothing was posted that Makell demonstrated a desire to keep private. If you are referring to the evidence from his social media pages you should remember Makell was making that information public for years before we found it. You should also note - we are not on Makell's friends list so that means anyone in the world randomly typing names could have found the same information. We found him simply by typing in the name of a street gang from Lincolnville. 

If you read Welcome to Lincolnville - Part I you should have seen plenty of evidence Makell has been claiming Town Of Lincolvnille/Cut Throat Jack Boys/Breadwinner Mafia/Gangster Disciple/Folk Nation gang membership since at least 2010. Are you telling us he was able to hide all of that activity from you, the concerned parent, even while he was busy exposing it to the public via his social media pages?

How did he manage to hide all of those gang related tattoos from such a concerned parent? Did he wear long sleeves and gloves whenever we was home with you? He isn't old enough to legally have tattoos. A truly concerned parent would know that. What about the photos with all those handguns? Was he hiding those at home under the nose of such a concerned parent? He isn't old enough to possess those, either. You probably don't even want to get into all of the evidence of alcohol and drug use by the underage Makell with dates indicating the activity goes back quite a few years. How about the post from New Year's Eve when Makell claimed he was Gangster Disciple/Folk Nation until he died? We didn't put up the News Year's Eve post in which he stated he and his fellow gang members were firing shots from their guns to celebrate the new year. We can do that now, if you like. We know you saw all of that evidence in the original post, but we would gladly put it up again for you to see.

You say the weapons charges from 2013 were Makell's first run in with the law. We have a bit of trouble believing that. Why? Because we have seen too many "Free Kellsz" posts on the pages of fellow gang members and supporters and those posts were from well before his arrest in November. Since he just turned seventeen in September of 2013 that would indicate he has a juvenile criminal history as well. Unless those postings of "Free Kellsz" and "Fuck 12" were directed at you, the concerned parent, who might have had him on restriction at the time.

By the way, his adult criminal history is public record. Our tax dollars paid for the police officers who arrested him, the vehicles that transported him, the jail that housed him, the prosecutors who will, hopefully, prosecute him to the fullest extent of the law, the judges who will, again hopefully, give him the maximum sentence possible under the law and the prison we hope will house him and the corrections officers who will watch over him while he serves that sentence. Should he luck out and get sentenced to probation (unfortunately the most likely scenario) our tax dollars will pay for the probation officer assigned to monitor him.

You tell us Makell wasn't "raised that way" and try to run the tired old riff of "you don't know what someone is going through". A common refrain from those with the goal of protecting their thug family members after they have been arrested or exposed. Only God can judge, right? Well, we aren't judging. We are just reporting what Makell has been putting out there for the world to see since at least 2010.

For well over four years Makell made every effort to portray himself as the hardened, gun toting, tattooed, crime committing, smoking and drinking street gang member. He made his gang membership very public. Anyone in the world with an internet connection could see it. All we did was give him a wider audience. How did he react? He deleted both of his street gang related Facebook pages and presumably got his mommy to send an email in an effort to cover his Gangster Disciple tracks now that he is facing adult charges. He can't have the prosecutors, potential jurors and sentencing judges knowing he has claimed membership in a violent street gang for at least four years, can he? That might not look good.

We understand that being exposed as a Gangster Disciple/Folk Nation street gang member might make it a bit more difficult for Makell to get over on the prosecutors and judges. That is what you are truly upset about. We certainly hope it does cause complications for him in the legal venue.

Is it inconceivable the adult charges have shaken up Makell enough to instill change? In general, no. We would hope that was true. Unfortunately, his postings from the time immediately after his arrest until the time he deleted his pages tell us this claim is nothing more than a lie commonly told by thugs who get caught. Kind of like every inmate finds Jesus in prison. "Gangster Disciple till I die" pretty much says it all. We are pretty sure Makell was advised by someone to get rid of his pages because they could seriously hurt his case on the weapons charges. If it was you who advised him to do so it would mean you were well aware of the content of those pages and probably had been for quite some time. But, he wasn't raised like that, right?

Just as we were about to publish this post, we received this in our email:

 "I, once again, do not give you nor your website permission to use this email or anything said in it on your website."Cyber sabotage investigations can be conducted for a wide range of actions, from a harmful and libelous social networking post, all the way up to the hacking and leaking of corporate consumer information such as credit card numbers or industry secrets.
These damages are extensive and include but are not limited to financial loss, reduced moral, diminished reputation, and eroded consumer confidence.""


Oooh, scary stuff there, huh? Not really. Particularly when it doesn't apply to the situation at hand.

When this person plagiarized the Facebook page and blog of some woman in Saudi Arabia she conveniently left out this part:

"Sending out false, negative, or harmful information via websites, social networking, or blogs"

Unfortunately, this "concerned parent" has failed to point out exactly what information first publicly published by her alleged son, Makell Shuler, is false. Maybe she should have looked up the definition of "libel".



In order for a statement to be libelous it must first be false. Once again we have to direct the "concerned parent" to the public postings of her own sweet choirboy of a child - "IMA HOLLA 74 TILL I GO BITCH IMA G #FREE #HOOVER" is one of hundreds. And the gang tattoos. And the photos with alcohol and drugs. And the photos with firearms.

We do, however, like to be fair. So let's make a deal. We will remove Makell Shuler's information from the blog when he completes the following:

1) Lasers off or covers all of his gang related tattoos.
2) Takes out a half-page ad in the Post & Courier and the Summerville Journal-Scene in which he:

     (a) Emphatically (and believably) renounces the Gangster Disciples/Folk Nation street gang

     (b) Renounces his membership in the gang and acts of gang violence.

     (c) He can toss in a couple of pictures showing his gang tattoos are gone.

     (d) In that ad he should also apologize to the decent citizens of Lincolnville and Summerville for participating in a street gang which has contributed to the overall decline of the quality of life in those two towns due to the gang's criminal activities.

We won't even require him to cooperate with the police to clear up any unresolved acts of violence which might be attributed to the gang. It would be nice touch to show the sincerity of his desire to change his life, though. And it would go a long way with a sentencing judge. Something to think about.

Let us know when those things have been accomplished and we will remove Makell from the blog. Until then, stop stalking our email account with your ridiculous demands and threats.

 
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