Brooklyn, NY – Jean Fremont, aka “Juno” and “Bigga Twirl,” a gangster disciple leader, has been sentenced to 35 years in federal prison for his role in three shootings that occurred in Brooklyn in 2020, officials announced.
Fremont, 32, was convicted by a jury in November 2022 on eight counts of a superseding indictment charging him with conspiracy to murder rival gang members in-aid-of racketeering, two counts of attempted murder in-aid-of racketeering, two counts of assault in-aid-of racketeering, one count of attempted assault in-aid-of racketeering, and two counts of discharging a firearm during a crime of violence in connection with multiple shootings in Brooklyn in November 2020.
The shootings, which occurred on November 7 and 9, 2020, were committed by members and associates of the No Love City (NLC) gang, a subset of the Flatbush-based Folk Nation Gangster Disciples gang (GD), in retaliation for the theft of a gold chain and pendant from Fremont by rival gang members following the filming of a music video in Brooklyn.
“Fremont will spend decades in prison for attempting to murder individuals for the sole purpose of defending his gang’s reputation,” stated Breon Peace, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York. “Incarcerating Fremont and his co-defendants for a long period of time for their ruthless acts of violence and complete disregard for human life will serve to protect the community while sending a message of deterrence to others who foolishly seek status by choosing to join violent gangs.”
Seven other members and associates of GD have been convicted of crimes related to the November 2020 shootings, including Lorenzo Bailey, Quincy Battice, Oluwagbenga Agoro, Hans Destine, Deryck Thompson, Ricardo Hapburn, and McKoy Lima. Their sentences included 34 years, 32 years, 30 years, 20 years, 210 months, 135 months, and 108 months in prison, respectively.
The case is being prosecuted as part of the joint federal, state, and local Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) Program, which focuses enforcement efforts on the most violent offenders and partners with locally based prevention and reentry programs for lasting reductions in crime. The government’s case is being handled by the Office’s Organized Crime and Gangs Section, with Assistant United States Attorneys Jonathan Siegel, Dana Rehnquist, and Sophia Suarez in charge of the prosecution.
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Key Facts
- State: New York
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: Official Source ↗
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