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Wildboys Gang Members Plead Guilty to Attempted Murder
Joshua Manigault, 30, and Damien Robinson, 20, two associates of the Wildboys street gang in South Carolina, have pleaded guilty to attempted murder in aid of racketeering activity.
The guilty pleas were announced by a coalition of law enforcement officials, including Acting Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Blanco of the Criminal Division; Special Agent in Charge C.J. Hyman of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Charlotte, North Carolina Field Division; Solicitor Duffie Stone of the 14th Judicial Circuit; Solicitor David Pascoe of the First Circuit; Sheriff R.A. Strickland of the Colleton County, South Carolina Sheriff’s Office; Chief Wade Marvin of the Walterboro, South Carolina Police Department; Sheriff Al Cannon of the Charleston County, South Carolina Sheriff’s Office; Sheriff L. C. Knight of the Dorchester County, South Carolina Sheriff’s Office; Captain Jon Rogers of the Summerville, South Carolina Police Department; Director Jerry Adger of the South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services; and Chief Mark Keel of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division.
As part of their plea agreements, Manigault and Robinson admitted their involvement in a drive-by shooting in Walterboro on April 7, 2015. They fired multiple shots at a residence where members of a rival gang, the Dooley Hill gang, were believed to reside. One individual inside the home was hit by the gunfire and sustained serious bodily injury.
The Wildboys gang, based in South Carolina, has members operating in various cities, including Summerville and Walterboro. The gang has been involved in a wide range of racketeering activity, including assault with dangerous weapons, murder, robbery, and narcotics trafficking.
Manigault and Robinson were charged in an indictment with attempted murder in aid of racketeering and firearms offenses on February 9, 2016. They are scheduled to be sentenced before U.S. District Court Judge Richard M. Gergel of South Carolina.
Separately, nine members and associates of the Cowboys gang were charged in an indictment with racketeering conspiracy, attempted murder in aid of racketeering, and firearms offenses on February 9, 2016. The indictment alleges that the Cowboys gang was aligned with the Wildboys gang at the time.
Manigault and Robinson are the latest in a series of Wildboys gang members to plead guilty to charges in connection with the gang’s activities.
Key Facts
- State: South Carolina
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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