Markell Young, Racketeering, Tennessee 2023

Markell Young, a 33-year-old leader in the Hoover Criminal Gang, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for ordering fellow gang members to murder a suspected rival gang member in Jackson, Tennessee.

A jury found Young guilty of aiding and abetting the use of a firearm during and in relation to murder in aid of racketeering, while his co-defendants, Octavius Ferguson, 27, and Jordan Powell, 25, were convicted of murder in aid of racketeering, conspiracy to commit murder in aid of racketeering, use of a firearm during and in relation to murder, and causing death by use of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence.

Both Ferguson and Powell were sentenced to life in prison.

Bakari Lenon, 25, and Monterio Ross, 29, pleaded guilty to causing death by use of a firearm during and in relation to murder in aid of racketeering and were both sentenced to 30 years in prison.

The evidence showed that on January 31, 2017, the defendants murdered a suspected member of the rival Gangster Disciples gang in Humboldt, Tennessee, by going to the victim’s home and indiscriminately shooting several firearms through the open front door, killing the victim.

Young, Ferguson, Powell, Lenon, and Ross were all members of the Hoover Criminal Gang subset known as the 83rd or Eight Tray, which was engaged in racketeering activities including murder, robberies, and trafficking of marijuana, cocaine, and cocaine base.

The FBI and ATF investigated the case, with valuable assistance provided by state and local law enforcement partners.

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