GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN – Michael Anthony Granado, 32, of Lansing, is trading the streets for a federal cell after receiving a 12-year sentence for being a felon in possession of a firearm. U.S. District Judge Paul L. Maloney didn’t pull any punches, tacking on three years of supervised release after Granado serves his time.
Granado wasn’t just holding a gun; he was a founding member and high-level leader of “Shake Da Bag” (SDB), a Lansing-area street gang known for racking up a laundry list of offenses. Federal investigators say SDB is a full-blown criminal enterprise, involved in armed robberies, assaults, shootings, narcotics trafficking, and a steady flow of illegal firearms throughout the city. The bust that landed Granado in hot water happened September 9, 2022, when investigators raided his residence and found a loaded Glock Model 21 .45 caliber pistol stashed in his bedroom.
“We will continue to bring the full force of the law down on violent individuals and criminal enterprises that spread havoc and fear in our neighborhoods,” declared U.S. Attorney Mark Totten. “My office is committed to disrupting illegal firearm and drug trafficking that hurt our communities. Violent street gangs and illegal firearm possession have no place in our district.” Totten’s office, working with the Lansing Police Department’s Violent Crime Initiative (VCI), Michigan State Police, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), has been systematically dismantling SDB, one conviction at a time.
Granado isn’t the only SDB operative facing federal time. Marquies Deshaun Davis caught a ten-year sentence in March 2022 for possession with intent to distribute controlled substances and possessing a firearm during a drug crime. Jevonte Steven Scott followed in August 2022 with a nine-year sentence on similar charges. Krista Marie Sullivan, a “straw purchaser,” got two years in December 2022 for illegally buying 11 firearms for Scott, a convicted felon barred from owning guns. Keandre Keith Allen received over five and a half years in May 2022 for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
ATF Acting Special Agent in Charge Craig Kailimai made it clear: “Violent gang members who commit heinous acts of gun violence will not be tolerated. We are proud of the collaborative effort… resulting in getting these violent gang members off of our streets.” The Lansing Police Department echoed that sentiment, with Chief Ellery Sosebee stating, “This case is a great example of what can be accomplished when law enforcement works together.”
Federal prosecutors are framing these convictions as part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a Department of Justice program aimed at reducing violent crime. The program relies on evidence-based strategies and targeted enforcement, and so far, it appears to be having an impact in Lansing. But with a gang like SDB, dismantling the entire operation will take more than a few arrests – it’ll take sustained pressure and a long-term commitment to cleaning up the streets.
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Key Facts
- Agency: ATF
- Category: Weapons|Organized Crime|Violent Crime
- Source: Official Press Release
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