Jamell Lamon Cureton, RICO Conspiracy, North Carolina 2023

Grimy Times Exclusive: Charlotte NC Gang Members Indicted for RICO

A second superseding federal indictment was unsealed this morning charging 12 alleged gang members with racketeering conspiracy, announced Jill Westmoreland Rose, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.

Of the 12 defendants charged, seven face additional charges, including murder in aid of racketeering and related firearms violations, which potentially expose those defendants to the federal death penalty.

Law enforcement arrested seven of the alleged gang members during an early morning round-up. John A. Strong, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Charlotte Division; Kevin Brackett, Solicitor for York and Union Counties in South Carolina; Chief Rodney D. Monroe of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department; and Sheriff Bruce Bryant of the York County Sheriff’s Office in South Carolina join Acting U.S. Attorney Rose in making today’s announcement.

“The individuals charged today have alleged ties to a ruthless street gang that uses fear, intimidation, and even murder to protect the interests of their criminal organization,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Rose. “My Office will work closely with our law enforcement partners, in North Carolina and across state lines, to identify and prosecute violent gang offenders and deliver justice to victims of gang violence.”

The indictment charges each of the 12 alleged gang members with RICO conspiracy. The named defendants are:

Jamell Lamon Cureton a/k/a “Assassin,” a/k/a “Murda Mel,” 22, of Charlotte.

Nana Yaw Adoma a/k/a “Ratchet,” 20, of Charlotte.

David Lee Fudge a/k/a “Flames” a/k/a “Flame,” 22, of Pineville, N.C.

Daquan Lamar Everett a/k/a “Day Day,” 20, of Charlotte.

Randall Avery Hankins, II a/k/a “Foe,” 20, of Charlotte.

Malcolm Jarrel Hartley a/k/a “Silent” a/k/a “Bloody Silent,” 21, of Charlotte.

Nehemijel Maurice Houston a/k/a “Mijel” a/k/a “Swagg Out,” 20 of Charlotte.

Briana Shakeyah Johnson a/k/a “Breezy B” a/k/a “Breezy V” 19, of Concord, N.C.

Ibn Rashaan Kornegay a/k/a “IB,” 35, of Greenville, N.C.

Centrilia Shardon Leach a/k/a “CeCe,” 31, of Charlotte.

Ahkeem Tahja McDonald a/k/a “Lil Keem” a/k/a “Savage,” 21, of Charlotte.

Rahkeem Lee McDonald a/k/a “Hitman” a/k/a “Big Keem,” 22, of Charlotte.

In addition to the RICO conspiracy charge, Cureton, Fudge, Hankins, Hartley, Johnson and Rahkeem McDonald are charged with two counts of murder in aid of racketeering and two counts of use or carry of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence resulting in death, for the October 2014 murders of Douglas and Deborah London. Hartley faces two additional charges of possession of a firearm by a felon.

“The murder of a witness is more than just a violent assault calculated to shut down a prosecution,” said Solicitor Kevin Brackett, “it is an attack on the rule of law. It indicates a degree of contempt for the criminal justice system that deserves society’s harshest penalty.”

The unsealed indictment also charges Cureton and Ahkeem McDonald with one count of murder in aid of racketeering and one count of use or carry of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence resulting in death in a separate incident.”}

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdnc/pr/federal-indictment-charges-12-united-blood-nation-gang-members-racketeering-conspirac-0