Alvaughn Davis, Gang-Related Murder, Virginia 2023

NORFOLK, Va. - A member of the Nine Trey Gangsters was sentenced today to 45 years in prison for his role in two gang-related murders.

Alvaughn Davis, 29, of Suffolk, pleaded guilty on May 23 to RICO conspiracy, use of a firearm resulting in death, and to being an accessory after the fact to a murder in aid of racketeering.

According to court documents, Davis, along with Anthony Foye, 25, of Suffolk, and other charged co-conspirators, were members of the Nine Trey Gangsters, a street gang with members in states across the East Coast that is affiliated with the United Blood Nation.

Foye previously pleaded guilty to murdering Al-Tariq Tynes, Vandelet Mercer, Linda Lassiter, and Wayne Davis in furtherance of his membership in the gang.

Davis, in furtherance of his membership in the gang, helped conceal Tynes' body and was the driver during the shooting of Mercer.

Dana J. Boente, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, Mark R. Herring, Attorney General of Virginia, and other law enforcement officials made the announcement after sentencing by U.S. District Judge Mark S. Davis.

The case was investigated by the FBI's Norfolk Field Office as part of the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) Operation Billy Club.

The principal mission of the OCDETF program is to identify, disrupt and dismantle the most serious drug trafficking, weapons trafficking and money laundering organizations, and those primarily responsible for the nation's illegal drug supply.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edva/pr/nine-trey-gangster-sentenced-45-years-prison