Manigault, Robinson Plead Guilty to Gang Drive-By Shooting

Two South Carolina men opened fire on a rival gang’s home in a hail of bullets meant to kill, and now they’re admitting it in federal court. Joshua Manigault, aka J-Rizzle and Rizzle Back, 30, and Damien Robinson, aka Sacked Up, 20, both of Green Pond, South Carolina, pleaded guilty today to attempted murder in aid of racketeering for their roles in a violent 2015 drive-by shooting in Walterboro.

On April 7, 2015, Robinson drove past a residence where members of the Dooley Hill gang were believed to be staying. As the car rolled by, Manigault and another Wildboys associate opened fire with multiple gunshots. One man inside the home was struck and suffered serious bodily injury. The attack was a calculated act of gang warfare, not random street violence.

The two admitted their roles as associates of the Wildboys, a violent criminal street gang rooted in South Carolina with known operations in Summerville, Walterboro, and beyond. Court filings reveal the gang has engaged in a sustained pattern of racketeering activity, including murder, armed assault, robbery, and narcotics trafficking—crimes used to maintain power and instill fear.

Federal prosecutors charged Manigault and Robinson on February 9, 2016, with attempted murder in aid of racketeering and firearms offenses. The same day, nine members and associates of the Cowboys gang—once aligned with the Wildboys—were indicted on similar charges. Multiple Cowboys have since pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy and attempted murder, exposing a wider web of organized gang violence.

The investigation was led by a coalition of local and federal agencies, including the ATF Charlotte Field Division, Colleton County Sheriff’s Office, Walterboro Police Department, Charleston County Sheriff’s Office, Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office, Summerville Police Department, and the First Circuit Solicitor’s Office. The DOJ’s Organized Crime and Gang Section is handling prosecution alongside the 14th Circuit Solicitor’s Office.

Sentencing will be determined by U.S. District Court Judge Richard M. Gergel of South Carolina at a date to be announced. An indictment is not evidence of guilt; all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. But in the streets of South Carolina’s Lowcountry, the toll of gang violence is already measured in blood.