From Times Picayune 12/17/2010
In a novel approach to prosecuting New Orleans drug dealers, city law enforcement leaders Friday announced a racketeering indictment against 11 members of a street gang known as the "6th Ward D-Block," which police said operated out of the 2600 block of Dumaine Street...
.."The statute gives us an opportunity to let the jury know just how bad drug dealing is in the city of New Orleans by bringing in some of the crimes associated with narcotics activity, like the shootings and robberies," he said.
Ten of the 11 indicted were in custody Friday, held on bonds of $250,000 for each defendant.
The alleged gang members are LANCE PRICE, 25; SHELTON JACKSON, 26; MARQUIN LEWIS, 21, Blake Ricks, 21; Nathaniel Brown, 19; Toran Duhon, 20;DARNELL ELLIS, 20; Jamal Howard, 26; Terrell Muse, 17; Cecil Martin, 19; and GLYNN MCCORMICK, 24.
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- jimlouis 12-19-2010 10:39 pm