The Hyena Crips gang has been terrorizing the East Flatbush section of Brooklyn for nearly a decade, and now seven members are facing charges for their role in multiple murders and racketeering activity.
A superseding indictment unsealed in federal court in Brooklyn charges the defendants with racketeering and using a firearm in the course of a murder in connection with three murders, murder conspiracies, robberies, and identity-fraud schemes dating back to 2012. The indictment alleges that the gang members engaged in acts of violence, including murder, robbery, and assault, and earned money through drug trafficking, bank fraud, and access device fraud.
The indictment names the following defendants, who are scheduled to be arraigned this afternoon before United States Magistrate Judge James R. Cho: Demarlo Brown, 22-year-old, Brooklyn; Joshua Brown, 24-year-old, Brooklyn; Brandon Jenkins, 26-year-old, Brooklyn; Kevin Jenkins, 30-year-old, Brooklyn; Ricky Jenkins, 28-year-old, Brooklyn; Darrell Wilson, 29-year-old, Brooklyn; and Michael Williams, 25-year-old, Brooklyn.
The indictment alleges that the Hyena Crips gang members used social media to communicate and recruit new members, and used emojis depicting a bluish-purple face with horns and an animal resembling a hyena, wolf, or fox to identify themselves. The gang’s activities allegedly included robbing and shooting innocent people, as well as committing financial fraud.
The investigation into the Hyena Crips gang was conducted by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York, the New York Police Department, and the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General. The indictment is a significant blow to the gang, which has been terrorizing the East Flatbush section of Brooklyn for nearly a decade.
“For years, the Hyena Crips terrorized our community with brutal acts of violence—including murders, shootings and brazen armed-robberies—and funded their criminal activities through fraud schemes,” said United States Attorney Breon Peace. “The crimes alleged in today’s superseding indictment illustrate well the damage this gang has wrought on individuals, small businesses and the community at-large. This Office and its law enforcement partners are working tirelessly to dismantle violent criminal enterprises, take out their leadership and obtain justice for their victims.”
In a statement, NYPD Commissioner Edward A. Caban said, “The ‘Hyena lifestyle’ was one of wanton violence coupled with acute ineptitude, as the individuals charged today allegedly murdered innocent men they mistook for rival gang members. The actions of this busy criminal network ranged from robbery to financial fraud, which, for too long, cast a pall over large swaths of our city.”
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Key Facts
- State: New York
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Violent Crime|Organized Crime
- Source: Official Source ↗
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