Chinua Shepperson, Life in Prison for Racketeering, Murder, Robbery, Washington 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. - In a shocking turn of events, Chinua Shepperson, aka ‘Nu,’ ‘NuNu’ and ‘King Nu,’ was sentenced to life plus 10 years in prison for conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise known as the Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (Latin Kings), murder in aid of racketeering, robbery, using a gun during a crime of violence, and murder resulting from use of a gun during a crime of violence.

According to court documents, the Latin Kings is a violent street gang with thousands of members across the country and overseas. The Latin Kings have a detailed and uniform organizational structure, which is outlined – along with various ‘prayers,’ codes of behavior and rituals – in a written ‘manifesto’ widely distributed to members throughout the country.

Members of the Latin Kings are also traditionally given ‘King Names’ or ‘Queen Names,’ which are names other than their legal names by which they are known to members of the gang and to others. At the local level, groups of Latin Kings are organized into ‘tribes,’ including the Royal Lion Tribe, MOG, Sun Tribe and UTL.

Sentenced to life plus 10 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, Chinua Shepperson, 28, of Washington, D.C., was convicted at trial on March 14, 2011. The sentence was announced by Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division; U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein; Special Agent in Charge Theresa R. Stoop of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives - Baltimore Field Division; Chief J. Thomas Manger of the Montgomery County, Md., Police Department; Montgomery County State’s Attorney John McCarthy; Interim Chief Mark Magaw of the Prince George’s County, Md., Police Department; and Prince George’s County State’s Attorney Angela Alsobrooks.

The ATF-led Regional Anti-Gang Enforcement (RAGE) Task Force, which includes the Gaithersburg, Md., Police Department; the Montgomery County Department of Police; the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office; the Prince George’s County Police Department; the Prince George’s County State’s Attorney’s Office; the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office; the Maryland National Capital Park Police - Prince George’s County Division; and the Maryland State Police; as well as the New York City Police Department, the U.S. Secret Service and the Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation provided assistance in the investigation and prosecution.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Emily Glatfelter and David Salem, and Trial Attorney Lara M. Peirce with the Criminal Division’s Organized Crime and Gang Section.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/latin-kings-member-sentenced-life-prison-racketeering-conspiracy-murder-robbery-and-gun