Tag: Violent Crime
Philly Carjacking Crew Gets Life
⏱ 3 min read A crew of Philadelphia stick-up artists is headed to federal lockup after a jury slammed the door on their carjacking racket. Mikal McCracken, 24; Amin Muse, 24; Aleem Abdul-Hakim, 23; Dean Fosque, 28; and Kavon Coleman, 23, were convicted for a string of 29 carjackings across the city, a spree that…
Tulsa Trio Face Federal Heat
⏱ 2 min read Tulsa is dealing with a surge in federal charges this week. Quincy Jay Adams, 32, a Muscogee (Creek) Nation man, is accused of brutally attacking a woman in Indian Country, allegedly using a gun and strangling her. Separately, authorities busted Vismar Erick Atahuichi Alanoca, 38, a Bolivian national, for dealing in…
D.C. Road Rage: Life Behind Bars
⏱ 3 min read Rasheek Abdullah, 31, is dead because of a man’s temper. Rodney Baggott, 58, will spend the rest of his life in prison after a D.C. jury convicted him of first-degree murder for gunning down Abdullah on January 30, 2024, near Dupont Circle. The shooting stemmed from a simple traffic dispute –…
Philly Carjack Crew Gets Life
⏱ 3 min read A five-man crew of Philly carjackers is staring down life sentences after a federal jury found them guilty of a reign of terror that culminated in murder. The group systematically targeted drivers across Philadelphia starting in 2022, escalating from robbery to deadly violence. Mikal McCracken, 24, stands accused of pulling the…
Philly Guard’s Pepper Spray Rampage
⏱ 2 min read Christopher Knight, 47, a former guard at Philadelphia’s Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility, admitted today to a string of brutal, unprovoked attacks on inmates. Over a three-month span in 2023, Knight repeatedly blasted defenseless prisoners with pepper spray – even while they were handcuffed and subdued – then fabricated reports to cover his…
Chinatown Walgreens Robber Gets 10.5 Years
⏱ 3 min read Gianni Robinson, 28, is trading city sidewalks for concrete cells after getting 126 months in federal prison for a brazen series of armed robberies targeting a single Walgreens in D.C.’s Chinatown. Between July 2023 and February 2024, Robinson masterminded seven inside-job heists at the store on 7th Street NW, racking up…
Bridgeport Gunman Gets 12 Years
⏱ 3 min read Derrick Rivera, 22, is headed to federal prison for 12 years after terrorizing two Bridgeport businesses in November 2022. Rivera pleaded guilty to robbing a barbershop on Wood Avenue and a restaurant on Wade Street, both at gunpoint. The November 25th robbery at the Wade Street eatery turned especially violent when…
Rez Knife Brawl Turns Fatal
⏱ 3 min read A night of hard drinking and arguing on the Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation ended with a man dead and Trent Justin Taylor, 24, of Box Elder, facing years behind bars. Last December 27th, a simple dispute spiraled into a brutal struggle over a kitchen knife, leaving 35-year-old John Doe with a…
DC Carjacking Crew: Teen Walks Free
⏱ 3 min read Derrick West, 18, walked a free man Thursday after a D.C. judge handed down a fully suspended sentence for a brazen September 2024 carjacking spree. West, along with accomplices including Antonio Gaither, terrorized D.C. residents, strong-arming victims out of their cars at gunpoint. The 500 block of 48th Place NE and…
Reservation Rampage: 12 Years for Gunman
⏱ 3 min read LAME DEER, MT – Caleb Raymond Carter, 40, is headed to federal prison for a decade and a half after ambushing two Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) officers on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation. The May 2, 2025, shooting stemmed from a late-night disturbance call and quickly turned into a firefight. Carter…
