Ghost Town Gangsters Dressed to Rob, Charged in $600K Heist

A federal grand jury has handed down a superseding indictment alleging a brazen street gang conspiracy to commit violent robberies of Bay Area businesses, announced United States Attorney Ismail J. Ramsey and Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”)

The superseding indictment alleges that by March of 2022, the four defendants – Jakari Jenkins, Demarco Barnett, Garland Rabon, and Keanna Smith-Stewart – were all members of, or had association with, an Oakland-based street gang called the Ghost Town gang

The indictment describes a series of armed robberies and burglaries that were committed by groups of co-conspirators, including the armed robbery of a coin and stamp store located on the 10th floor of a building in the South of Market neighborhood of San Francisco

According to the indictment, Jenkins and Barnett carried out the armed robbery, brandishing firearms and demanding money from the business and the two individuals who happened to be present at the time – the owner and his son

The robbers struck the head and zip-tied the hands of the owner’s son, and absconded with cash, jewelry, and coins having an aggregate value of more than $300,000

The indictment also describes the November 24, 2022, burglary of an Audi dealership in Oakland, where Smith-Stewart allegedly purchased a black Audi S5 using a fake driver’s license and another person’s social security number, and Jenkins and Barnett burglarized the dealership and stole the safe containing the down payment

The superseding indictment was unsealed last Friday at an initial appearance by defendant Rabon before U.S. Magistrate Judge Kandis A. Westmore, and Smith-Stewart made her initial appearance before Magistrate Judge Westmore earlier today

The indictment is a result of an ongoing investigation by the FBI’s San Francisco Division and the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California

The charges carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a fine of $250,000