Roderick Arrington, Schuele Shooter Sentenced to Life, New York 2023

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Roderick Arrington, a/k/a Ra-Ra, 37, of Buffalo, NY, a member of the notorious Schuele Boys Gang, was sentenced to life in prison for his role in a violent crime spree that terrorized the East Side of Buffalo.

According to court records, Arrington was convicted of racketeering conspiracy, murder-in-aid-of-racketeering, and related charges. He was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara to consecutive sentences of life in prison. Arrington was also sentenced to 30 years in prison on two other firearm charges.

The investigation into the Schuele Boys Gang, which operated in the Schuele Street area of the East Side of Buffalo, revealed that the gang was responsible for multiple acts of violence and the distribution of illegal narcotics, including cocaine, crack cocaine, and marijuana.

“In accordance with the mandate set by President Trump and Attorney General Sessions to reduce violent crime and make our communities safer, this Office, working with our federal, state, and local partners, is methodically and systematically dismantling the gangs which have terrorized our communities and corrupted our youth for far too long,” said U.S. Attorney Kennedy.

The sentencing is the result of an investigation by the FBI Safe Streets Task Force, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Adam S. Cohen; the Buffalo Police Department, under the direction of Commissioner Daniel Derenda; the Drug Enforcement Administration, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge James J. Hunt, New York Field Division; and the New York State Police, under the direction of Major Edward Kennedy.

Additional assistance was provided by the Erie County District Attorney’s Office, under the direction of District Attorney John Flynn; the Edinboro University Police Department in Pennsylvania; the West Tennessee Judicial Drug Task Force; the City of McAllen, Texas Police Department; HSI Harlingen, Texas; and the FBI offices in Houston, Texas and Jackson, Mississippi.

Arrington is one of 28 Schuele Boys Gang members and associates arrested in this case. To date, 27 of the 28 defendants arrested have been convicted.

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