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Crime
Nine men were taken into custody early Tuesday. They are said to be members of a violent street gang.
According to the Tampa Po- lice Department, the men are members of the 200 Skudda Gang. The roundup was the re- sult of a joint two-year investi- gation.
They are facing charges ranging from murder to credit card fraud, racketeering, drug sales and identity theft.
The investigation involved the Tampa Police Department and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, in partner- ship with the Florida Office of the Attorney General.
The 200 Skudda Gang operated within the City of Tampa and Hillsborough County, as well as Conyers County, Georgia. They committed fraud throughout the United States, involving hundreds of victims, police said.
The investigation into the 200 Skudda Gang began in May of 2017. The gang was in- volved in and responsible for numerous shootings, including a homicide in Tampa in 2016.
The victim was 17-year-old
Kelly Stacy. Joshua Green, who is accused of com- mitting the murder, was ar- rested Tuesday morning.
The gang was also allegedly involved in a feud with a rival gang in Sulphur Springs. Two 200 Skudda Gang mem- bers shot two of the rival gang members on April 2, 2017. The victims survived. The gang members were arrested and successfully prosecuted by Hillsborough County State At- torney’s Office and are currently serving prison time.
As detectives investigated the shootings, they discovered numerous cases of fraud involv- ing members of the gang. Gang members conspired to commit acts of witness intimidation dur- ing open cases, credit card fraud, identity theft, criminal possession of personal identifi- cation information, personal use of fraudulent identification, wire fraud, purchases of firearms by convicted felons, il- legal narcotic sales and delivery of narcotics.
Joshua Damian Green,
32, was charged with third-de- gree murder; racketeering; con- spiracy to engage in racketeering; criminal use of personal identification; and scheme to defraud.
Rolando Luis Brown, 30, was charged with racketeering; conspiracy to engage in racket- eering; and being a felon in pos- session of firearm.
Cortez D’mond Butler,
29, was charged with racketeer- ing; conspiracy to engage in racketeering; and scheme to de-
Nine Gang Members Arrested In Early Morning Roundup
Amnesty Program Offered To Those Seeking Drug Treatment
JOSHUA DAMIAN GREEN
ALJAWANE NATHANIEL GREEN
LEROY LIVINGSTON JOHNSON
fraud.
Aljawane Nathaniel Green, 34, was charged with racketeering; and conspiracy to engage in racketeering.
D’Andre Marquis Mat- tear-Lofton, 22, was charged with racketeering and conspir- acy to engage in racketeering.
Kendric Easley Brown,
28, was charged with conspiracy to engage in Racketeering.
Leroy Livingston John- son, 28, was charged with con- spiracy to engage in racketeering.
Joshua Tarell Washing- ton, 28, was charged with con- spiracy to engage in racketeering
Xavier Marshall, 28, was charged with conspiracy to en- gage in racketeering
Attorney General Ashley Moody said, “The crimes com-
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is now offer- ing an amnesty program for anyone voluntarily seek- ing drug addiction treatment.
The Sheriff’s Office will not charge individuals with possession of a controlled substance while the individuals are voluntar- ily seeking drug addiction treatment and/or disposing of the controlled substance.
In addition, a member of the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office will transport, or arrange transportation, for the person voluntarily seek- ing treatment to the appropriate medical facility.
Sheriff Chad Chronis- ter said, “We are never going to arrest our way out of the drug addiction problem. We
know it is going to take pre- vention, education and treatment. This is part of helping our community be- come stronger.”
Any individual wishing to seek addiction treatment and drop off the controlled sub- stance can do so at any of the Hillsborough County Sher- iff’s Office locations.
The locations are: Sheriff’s Operations Center, 2008 E. 8th Ave., Tampa, FL 33605;
District I, 12102 N 20th Street, Tampa, FL;
District II, 2301 N. Falkenburg Rd., Tampa, FL
District III, 7202 Gunn Highway, Tampa, FL;
District IV, 508 33rd Street SE Ruskin, FL; and
District V, 10128 Wind- horst Rd., Tampa, FL.
ROLANDO LUIS BROWN
D’ANDRE MARQUIS MATTEAR-LOFTON
JOSHUA TARELL WASHINGTON
CORTEZ D’MOND BUTLER
KENDRIC EASLEY BROWN
XAVIER MARSHALL
UNCLE SANDY
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mitted by this violent gang cre- ated fear in communities throughout our state.
The gang members stole identities, Social Security num- bers and other personal infor- mation to further their criminal enterprise. We will not toler- ate identity theft and fraud in Florida, and that is why my StatewideProsecutors worked tirelessly on this extensive mul- tiagency investigation to en- sure members of the Skudda gang will face justice.”
FDLE Tampa Bay Special Agent in Charge Mark Brut- nell said, “I am happy to stand alongside our law enforcement partners to announce the arrest of several 200 Skudda Gang members. I have no doubt these arrests will make Tampa a safer city.”
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