20 Charged in Mad Stone Bloods Racketeering Case

Twenty members and associates of the Mad Stone Bloods (MSB), a violent street and prison gang operating across eight states, have been charged in a sweeping federal racketeering crackdown. The indictment, unsealed in Roanoke, Virginia, targets a network accused of murder conspiracies, narcotics trafficking, armed robbery, and corrupting the prison system from within — including three former Virginia Department of Corrections (DOC) employees who allegedly smuggled drugs into state facilities.

The RICO indictment, returned under seal last week, charges 13 defendants directly under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. Among them: Michael Demont Dove, aka Dugatti Black, 31, formerly of Newport News; Terrance Nathaniel Brown Jr., aka War, 38, formerly of Norfolk; Clifford Alexand Jennings, aka Big Cliff, 47, of Virginia Beach; Anthony Alfred Day, aka Rokko, 35, formerly of Portsmouth; James Albert Bumbry, aka J. Black, 39, of Cave Springs; and Ronnie Monroe Nicholas Jr., aka RG, 36, formerly of Hopewell. Corey Owens, aka Gutta, 28, formerly of Norfolk, and Jermaine Shiquill Epps, aka MMM, 26, of Virginia, are also charged in connection with MSB activities.

At the heart of the corruption probe are Shaunda Rochelle Jones, aka Lady Stone, 20, and Jaymese Jenee Jones, aka Precious Stone, 20, both of Farmville, Virginia — sisters and former DOC employees who allegedly conspired to traffic controlled substances into prison for distribution among MSB inmates. A third former DOC worker is charged alongside them. A fourth ex-employee, an inmate counselor, was charged separately for smuggling contraband to an incarcerated MSB leader with whom she maintained a sexual relationship — a breach that exposed deep institutional vulnerabilities.

The MSB, which operates in Virginia, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, North Carolina, Georgia, Texas, and Maryland, is led nationally by figures based in New York. Virginia factions reportedly report directly to these top bosses, maintaining a structured criminal hierarchy. The indictment details a pattern of violence and fraud: shootings, interstate firearms trafficking, wire fraud, and mail fraud schemes executed both behind bars and on city streets.

Even before today’s unsealing, key players were already folding. Aaron Markeith Gerald, aka Big A, 33; Carlos Williams, aka Bang Em, 33; Christie Bailey, aka Summer, 37; Nicholas Johnson, aka Auto, 24; Adrienne Yvonne Williams, aka Scarlett, 38; Reginald Ball, aka RR, 34; and Rontea Lakey Gunn, aka Hit Man, 39, each pleaded guilty under seal to racketeering conspiracy. Their sealed admissions — now public — reveal plots to commit murder, execute armed robberies, and flood prisons with narcotics, all under the MSB banner.

The investigation was led by the FBI’s Richmond and Norfolk Divisions, the Virginia State Police, the Virginia DOC, Norfolk Police, Harrisonburg Police, Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office, and the Rockingham County Commonwealth’s Attorney. Prosecution is being handled by Trial Attorney Marianne Shelvey of the DOJ’s Organized Crime and Gang Section and Assistant U.S. Attorney Grayson A. Hoffman. All indicted defendants are currently in custody. An indictment is not a conviction — these defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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