Anthony Scott, Bronx Murder, New York 2009

Grimy Times Exclusive: Anthony Scott, a/k/a ‘Tyson,’ pleaded guilty to involvement in a racketeering conspiracy in connection with his membership in the Young Gunnaz (‘YGz’), a violent street gang operating in the South Bronx.

The racketeering conspiracy involved the sale of narcotics, including ‘crack’ cocaine, heroin, and marijuana, as well as acts of violence, including murder and attempted murder, against rival gang members, rival drug traffickers, and innocent bystanders.

As part of his guilty plea, Scott admitted to participating in two acts of violence in the 40th Precinct: the murder of Darrel Ledgister on or about June 27, 2009, and aiding and abetting the aggravated assault of a rival gang associate on or about June 22, 2014.

Scott faces a maximum term of life in prison and will be sentenced before United States District Judge Valerie E. Caproni later this year. The Ledgister murder is one of several previously unsolved 40th Precinct murders charged in this case.

U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said, ‘Gang violence threatens the safety and security of all New Yorkers, and we will continue to work with our law enforcement partners to prevent it and to bring those who commit it to justice.’

The investigation into gang violence in and around the 40th Precinct was a multi-year effort by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the New York City Police Department.

Scott was initially arrested in July 2014 for possession of a firearm following a felony conviction and was prosecuted by the Southern District of New York for that offense. He was subsequently charged with racketeering conspiracy in December 2015 and was part of a superseding indictment that charged more than 10 additional defendants with various offenses.

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