Raleigh gang member Wayne Dominic Bennett, Jr., also known as ‘Banga Loc,’ was sentenced to 96 months in prison for Possession of Firearm by a Convicted Felon.
A search of Bennett’s residence and a vehicle he was traveling in resulted in the seizure of a stolen .40 caliber handgun, less than a gram of fentanyl, and a semi-automatic 7.62 caliber assault rifle loaded with a 30-round magazine.
The investigation, led by agents and task force officers of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Raleigh-Durham Safe Streets Task Force, revealed that Bennett, a validated member of the Eight Trey Gangster Crip street gang, had engaged in a video chat with another suspected gang member where he had displayed a firearm.
Agents were able to identify Bennett because of a visible facial tattoo of a Pyrex Cup. A review of social media and evidence from other sources also showed Bennett in possession of firearms.
Bennett, who was on post-release supervision after serving a state prison sentence for selling cocaine, was ultimately caught after FBI agents and Raleigh Police Department Officers surveilled him at his listed probation address in Raleigh.
This effort is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) operation, which identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level criminal organizations that threaten the United States.
Bennett’s sentencing was announced by G. Norman Acker, III, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, after sentencing by U.S. District Judge Terrence W. Boyle. The FBI Raleigh Durham Safe Streets Task Force and the Raleigh Police Department investigated the case, while Assistant U.S. Attorney Tom Crosby prosecuted the case.
The case, Case No. 5:20-cr-00531-BO-1, is available on the website of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina and on PACER.
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Key Facts
- State: North Carolina
- Category: Violent Crime|Organized Crime|Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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