Sheldon Mays, Assault with a Dangerous Weapon in Aid of Racketeering Activity, New Jersey 2020

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Six Charged in Jersey City Stabbing

New Jersey residents are on edge after six members of a Jersey City gang were charged with the stabbing of an individual on a busy street in Jersey City. The brutal attack occurred on August 3, 2020, and left the victim with life-threatening injuries.

According to authorities, Sheldon Mays, aka “Thottie,” 21, Jermaine Jennings, aka “Maine” and “Drill,” 20, Divine Abraham, aka “Dee,” 21, Jamil Bowens, 20, and Jaylen Boone, 21, all of Jersey City, made their initial appearances before U.S. Magistrate Judge André M. Espinosa today and were detained. Yahsier Brown, 19, of Jersey City, New Jersey, previously made his initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Leda Dunn Wettre in Newark federal court and was detained.

The defendants are allegedly members of a street gang known to operate around the Curries Woods Housing Complex in Jersey City. The attack was allegedly carried out in retaliation for a prior assault of Mays by Individual-1 and other members of a rival gang, and in furtherance of an ongoing feud amongst the two gangs.

The count of assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering activity is punishable by a maximum of 20 years in prison. The investigation was conducted as part of the Jersey City Violent Crime Initiative (VCI), a partnership between the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey, the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office, and the Jersey City Police Department.

Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig credited special agents and task force officers of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Newark Division, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Jeffrey L. Matthews; the Jersey City Police Department, under the direction of Public Safety Director James Shea; the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office, under the direction of Prosecutor Esther Suarez; and the Hudson County Department of Corrections with the investigation leading to the charges.

The government is represented by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Tracey Agnew and DeNae Thomas in the Criminal Division in Newark. The charges and allegations contained in the complaint are merely accusations, and the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.