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New Haven Gang Members Plead Guilty to Racketeering Charges
Three New Haven men have pleaded guilty to federal racketeering charges, admitting to their roles in a violent street gang that committed numerous shootings and other crimes in the area.
According to court documents, the Goodrich Street Boys (GSB), a New Haven street gang, was responsible for approximately 40 unsolved shootings in New Haven and Hamden between 2015 and 2016. The gang used three firearms in 18 shootings committed in or around New Haven in 2016, with the firearms being possessed by GSB members and associates.
Milton Westley, Dejuan Ward, and Michael Via previously pleaded guilty to related charges and await sentencing. Sedale Pervis, 26, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to engage in a pattern of racketeering activity and one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
Pervis admitted to possessing a distribution quantity of marijuana and a loaded Ruger model P85, 9mm handgun, as well as a .380 caliber firearm that contained his DNA. He also admitted to knowing that other GSB members planned to use the 9mm firearm to shoot an individual on May 27, 2016.
Clifford Brodie, 21, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to engage in a pattern of racketeering activity and one count of brandishing of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. Brodie admitted to selling cocaine and heroin and brandishing a firearm at a February 6, 2016, shooting of rival gang members.
Michael Belle, 20, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to engage in a pattern of racketeering activity, admitting to being present at the January 23, 2016, shooting at a rival gang member’s house and agreeing to shoot an individual on April 3, 2016, because the individual had information that led to the conviction of a GSB member.
The charge of conspiracy to engage in a pattern of racketeering activity carries a maximum term of imprisonment of 20 years, while the charge of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime carries a mandatory consecutive prison term of five years. As to Brodie, the charge of brandishing of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence carries a mandatory consecutive prison term of seven years.
All of the defendants who have pleaded guilty are detained pending sentencing.
Key Facts
- State: Connecticut
- Category: Violent Crime|Organized Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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