Virgil Jackson, Firearms Violation, Kentucky 2023 | Dacorey Hodges, Firearms Violation, Kentucky 2023

A drive-by shooting at the Waffle House in Louisville, Kentucky, has led to the arrest and charging of two gang members with federal firearms offenses. Virgil Jackson, 20, and Dacorey Hodges, 19, both from Louisville, are facing up to 15 years in prison if convicted.

Jackson, a member of the Jack Gang, is charged with possessing a firearm after having been convicted of a felony. He was convicted of receiving stolen property – vehicle – over $300 and unlawful transaction with a minor in the second degree on May 19, 2023, in Jefferson County Circuit Court. He was also convicted of complicity to engaging in organized crime – criminal syndicate, complicity to receiving stolen property $10,000 or more, and complicity to criminal mischief in the first degree on May 19, 2023, in Jefferson County Circuit Court. Additionally, Jackson was placed on diversion for complicity to receiving stolen property $1,000 < $10,000, fleeing or evading police in the first degree (on foot), two counts of complicity to wanton endangerment in the first degree, and unlawful transaction with minor in the second degree on May 5, 2023, in Oldham County Circuit Court.

Hodges, a member of Cali to Victory, a subset of the Victory Park Crips gang, is charged with possessing a firearm while being a fugitive from justice. Hodges has an active felony arrest warrant for burglary in Orange County, California, that was issued on August 1, 2023, in case number 19DL0480.

The drive-by shooting occurred at the Waffle House located at 2805 Fern Valley Road in Louisville, Kentucky, on September 4, 2023, at approximately 2:23 a.m. A female victim received a gunshot wound to the foot during the shooting. Investigators were able to review video recordings from the Waffle House surveillance cameras and identified Jackson and Hodges as two of the individuals who fired weapons.

ATF agents, with the assistance of LMPD, executed federal search warrants at Hodges’ and Jackson’s residences on September 12, 2023. At Jackson’s residence, law enforcement recovered one firearm with an extended magazine. At Hodges’ residence, law enforcement recovered three firearms along with assorted types of ammunition.

Both defendants are currently in custody. Jackson is in state custody and will be brought to federal custody at a later date. Hodges made his initial appearance yesterday before a U.S. Magistrate Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky. A detention hearing is currently scheduled for September 18, 2023, at 2:30 p.m.

This case is being investigated by the ATF and LMPD. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Frank Dahl and Alicia Gomez are prosecuting the case. This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone.

Defendant Details:

• Defendant: Virgil Jackson
• Crime: Possessing a firearm after having been convicted of a felony
• City: Louisville, Kentucky
• Date: September 18, 2023
• Sentence: Up to 15 years in prison

• Defendant: Dacorey Hodges
• Crime: Possessing a firearm while being a fugitive from justice
• City: Louisville, Kentucky
• Date: September 18, 2023
• Sentence: Up to 15 years in prison

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdky/pr/two-louisville-gang-members-charged-federal-firearms-offenses