Atlanta, Georgia – In a shocking turn of events, Philmon Deshawn Chambers, a high-ranking member of the Gangster Disciples, was sentenced to two consecutive life terms in prison plus 10 years for his involvement in a murder conspiracy that resulted in the shooting deaths of three men.
According to court documents, Chambers, also known as Dolla Phil, held a Position of Authority within the national Gangster Disciples criminal organization, which included overseeing members of the Enforcement Team. The Enforcement teams within the Gangster Disciples are directed to discipline gang members for violations of gang rules through physical assault or murder.
On Dec. 10, 2018, a Gangster Disciples member was murdered in Athens. Chambers and his co-conspirator, Andrea Paige Browner, sought retaliation for the member’s death and believed three unnamed Athens residents were responsible. On Dec. 14, 2018, Browner met an individual at a downtown Athens motel and learned that he was related to one of the individuals she believed killed the Gangster Disciples member. Browner sent text messages directing Chambers to travel to the motel, which he did.
Chambers then followed the individual home and shot and killed him. Browner notified a Gangster Disciples associate that she and Chambers would be leaving town because the police would be looking for them. On Dec. 15, 2018, Browner was taken into custody in Mt. Enterprise, Texas; however, Chambers, who had been in the vehicle with Browner, fled from law enforcement.
Chambers was suspicious that someone was cooperating with law enforcement, and incorrectly concluded that two individuals were “snitches”. Chambers directed his co-conspirator, Lesley Chappell Green, to carry out the murders of those two individuals. The two individuals were lured by Green, as directed by Chambers, to drive from Athens to Lawrenceville, Georgia, to break into storage sheds and steal items to send to Chambers as “aid and assistance” as he was hiding out from law enforcement in a Gangster Disciple “safe house” in Killeen, Texas.
On Dec. 19, 2018, the two individuals were murdered and their bodies were concealed in the storage unit. Chambers and Green, along with Robert Maurice Carlisle and Shabazz Larry Guidry, conspired to dispose of the victims’ bodies, which included potentially burning the bodies or dumping the bodies in a landfill.
Mandatory Facts: Defendant Philmon Deshawn Chambers, real full name or legal entity name, was convicted of Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization (RICO) Conspiracy, Murder in Aid of Racketeering, Carry and Use of a Firearm during and in Relation to a Crime of Violence, and Causing the Death of a Person using a Firearm. The crime occurred in Atlanta, Georgia on Dec. 10, 2018. Chambers was sentenced to two consecutive life terms in prison plus 10 years on Aug. 2023.
Other Defendants: Andrea Paige Browner, also known as Drea, 29, of Athens, Georgia, was sentenced to two concurrent sentences of 30 years in prison for her role in the murder conspiracy. Lesley Chappell Green, also known as Grip, 35, of Stone Mountain, Georgia, was sentenced to life in prison for his role in the murder conspiracy.
Case Status: The case is ongoing, with Robert Maurice Carlisle and Shabazz Larry Guidry scheduled to be sentenced on March 22 for their roles in the murder conspiracy.
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Key Facts
- State: Federal
- Category: Violent Crime|Organized Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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