Fuguan Lovick, a 42-year-old Brooklyn resident, has pleaded guilty to a brazen and dangerous act of violence inside the Barclays Center on April 21, 2018.
According to the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Geoffrey S. Berman, Lovick fired a gun to intimidate rival gang members while he was with Tekashi 6ix 9ine and other Nine Trey gang members.
As part of his guilty plea, Lovick admitted to shooting a firearm inside the Barclays Center in Brooklyn to scare rival gang members.
Nine Trey was a criminal enterprise involved in committing numerous acts of violence, including shootings, robberies, and assaults in and around Manhattan and Brooklyn.
Members and associates of Nine Trey engaged in violence to retaliate against rival gangs, to promote the standing and reputation of Nine Trey, and to protect the gang’s narcotics business.
U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman commended the outstanding investigative work of the New York City Police Department, Homeland Security Investigations, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Assistant United States Attorneys Michael Longyear, Jacob Warren, Jonathan Rebold, and Sebastian Swett are handling the prosecution.
Lovick is scheduled to be sentenced before Judge Paul A. Engelmayer on August 19, 2019.
The charges against Lovick include assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison, and brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, which carries a mandatory minimum sentence of seven years in prison and a maximum sentence of life.
This case is being handled by the Office’s Violent and Organized Crime Unit.
Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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