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Hollygrove Gang Members Sentenced for RICO, Drug, and Firearms Charges
Two gang members from the Hollygrove area of New Orleans have been sentenced for violating federal RICO, drug conspiracy, firearms conspiracy, and attempted murder charges. TYRONNE STEVENSON, aka ‘Duke’, 23, and MARK GLENN, 26, both residents of New Orleans, were sentenced to 30 years and 25 years in prison, respectively.
Stevenson and Glenn were members of a gang from the Hollygrove area involved in several shootings and murders in recent years. To date, all of the indicted members of this gang have pled guilty.
During their previous guilty pleas, both Stevenson and Glenn admitted that they and the other gang members were street-level dealers of crack cocaine.
Stevenson also pled guilty to the attempted murder of rival drug dealers Jamal Garner and Demarco Henderson that took place on March 17, 2009. During this shooting, an eight-year-old boy was also wounded by gunfire. Additionally, Stevenson pled guilty to the attempted murder of rival drug dealer Glin Butler that took place on April 10, 2009.
Glenn also pled guilty to a subsequent attempted murder of Glin Butler that took place on June 13, 2010.
U.S. Attorney Kenneth Allen Polite, Jr. stated, ‘These two defendants were responsible for terrorizing the Hollygrove area by using shootings and even murder to protect their illegal drug trafficking enterprise.’ The lengthy sentences imposed today are reflective of the fact that our community is making every effort to remove these violent offenders from our streets.’
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Maurice E. Landrieu, Jr. and was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) with the assistance of the Multi-Agency Gang Unit (MAG UNIT).
The Multi-Agency Gang Unit is an N.O.P.D. led division which includes federal agents from ATF, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the U.S. Marshals Service, as well as participants from the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office, the Louisiana State Police, State Probation and Parole, and the New Orleans District Attorney’s Office.
The case is a result of a 34-count second superseding indictment that was returned on November 16, 2012, charging several individuals with participating in a RICO conspiracy, drug conspiracy, firearms conspiracy, and several substantive acts of violence.
Co-defendants Ryan Carroll, Carey Jones, Bernell Williams, China Stewart, Walter Conley, and Norman Ratcliff have also pled guilty to various charges in the indictment and are scheduled for sentencing.
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Key Facts
- State: Louisiana
- Category: Violent Crime|Organized Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release ↗
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