D-Block Boys
Founded | 2003 |
---|---|
Founding location | Algiers, New Orleans |
Years active | 2004-2017 |
Ethnicity | Primarily African American |
Criminal activities | Drug trafficking, prostitution, murder, theft |
Allies | Fischer Fools |
The D-Block Boys, also known as DBG, was an African-American drug ring operating in Algiers, New Orleans, Louisiana. The gang has been involved in criminal activity including drug trafficking and murder. According to NOPD, The "D-Block Gang" has a history of violations, along with involvement in violent crimes.[1] This gang is not to be confused with the Dumaine Street Gang operating out of the 6th Ward of New Orleans, which is also called D'Block.
Overview
The gang formed in the Algiers neighborhood by teenagers who lived in the DeGaulle Manor Public Housing Complex, and the Fischer Projects. The name derived from the apartments which were nicknamed "D-Block." The D-Block clique have been tied to several homicides, most of which were between 2005 and 2007.[2][failed verification] NOPD's Fourth District police have been tracking the gang since the mid-2000s as they distributed heroin and cocaine out of abandoned units in the DeGaulle Manor apartments, the base of their operation. Investigators stated the D-Block gang had access to high-powered assault rifles, which they used in deadly conflicts with rival drug organizations. NOPD linked the gang to nine homicides in the Algiers area and five in Jefferson Parish from 2004 to 2006.[3] In 2011 the Federal Bureau of Investigation listed the gang as a threat.[4] In 2017, three members were arrested on Westpark Court in a raid for possession of a firearm while in possession of illegal narcotics, possession of a stolen firearm and possession with the intent to distribute heroin and marijuana, as well as a felon being in possession of a firearm. During the search, detectives confiscated multiple firearms, 31 individually wrapped clear bags of a white powder substance later determined to be heroin, 36 individually wrapped clear bags of marijuana, cash and other items.[5]
2006 investigation
The events leading up to the investigation began in the summer of 2005. NOPD linked the gruesome slaying of two Avondale cousins to the D-Block gang. The decomposed bodies were discovered on May 8 in DeGaulle Manor, inside the trunk of a car. Both men were tied up with gunshot wounds to the head. Homicide detectives did not have enough physical evidence to charge them.[6] In July, three members; Jamal Brooks, Hyran Brooks and Nicholas Wix were charged with first-degree murder for another double homicide, which took place on June 27. The slayings in June were that of a man and woman. According to authorities, the two were killed inside their home in the 1600 block of Murl Street after it was sprayed with more than 20 bullets; they were not the intended targets for the attack.[7]
- March 2006, police arrested members Jerome Gray and Cornell Williams in DeGaulle Manor for allegedly shooting assault rifles in the courtyard. The weapons would be traced to the April 26 shooting in the 2300 block of Murl Street.[8]
- April 2006, NOPD Fourth District linked Bryan Thomas as the fourth suspect to the June 27th double homicide.[9]
- July 2006, NOPD arrested five D-Block members in the Fischer Projects. Anthony "Nut" Thomas who was suspected of the April 26 shooting, had an active warrant out. SWAT team raided the complex and found the group in the courtyard. One of them was in possession of an SKS rifle. All five men were arrested. Thomas, who had a pending warrant, was booked with two counts of illegally carrying a weapon, possession of an obliterated serial number, drug possession and resisting an officer.[10]
See also
References
- ^ "3 'D Block Gang' members arrested in Algiers bust: NOPD". Nola.com. November 10, 2017. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
- ^ Brian Friedman (April 15, 2007). "Panel notes spike in Algiers violent crime - Police optimistic cases to be solved". The Times-Picayune.
- ^ "Algiers Gang Responsible for Rash of Shootings and Killings by Leo Williams - Issuu". February 5, 2023.
- ^ "2011 National Gang Threat Assessment". Federal Bureau of Investigation.
- ^ "D Block Gang Members Arrested for Drug Charges on Westpark Court - NOPD News". Archived from the original on June 3, 2020. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
- ^ "Men found dead in trunk identified". nola.newsbank.com. May 11, 2005.
- ^ "Third man arrested in Algiers deaths". The Times-Picayune. July 24, 2005.
- ^ "State Of Louisiana v. Cornell Williams" (PDF). Justia. 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 9, 2018.
- ^ Allen Powell (April 21, 2006). "Fourth suspect identified in June double homicide". The Times-Picayune.
- ^ "5 men arrested as police raid Algiers complex- NOLA.com". Archived from the original on May 9, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2007.
- v
- t
- e
- 39ers gang
- Black Disciples
- Black Guerrilla Family
- Black Mafia
- Black Mafia Family
- Black P. Stone Nation
- Bloods
- Black Spades
- Bloods
- Byrd Gang
- Chambers Brothers
- The Council
- Crips
- D-Block Boys
- D.C. Blacks
- The Family
- Four Corner Hustlers
- Gangster Disciples
- Hidden Valley Kings
- KUMI 415
- Lenox Street Boys
- Lucerne Street Doggz
- Metz Gang
- Miami Boys
- Mickey Cobras
- Orchard Park Trailblazers
- Savage Nomads
- Somali Outlaws
- Supreme Team
- Vice Lord Nation
- Westmob
- Young Boys Inc.
Southeast Asian
- Asian Boyz (Southeast Asian)
- Bahala Na Gang (Filipino)
- Born To Kill (Vietnamese)
- Fullerton Boys (Korean)
- Menace of Destruction (Hmong)
- Satanas (Filipino)
- Tiny Rascal Gang (primarily Cambodian)
- Tokyo Boyz (Japanese)
- Yakuza (Japanese)
Chinese-American
- Bamboo Union
- Big Circle Gang
- Black Dragons
- Chung Ching Yee
- Flying Dragons
- Four Seas Gang
- Fujianese organized crime
- Snakeheads
- Ghost Shadows
- Jackson Street Boys
- Ping On
- Tongs
- Triads
- 14K
- Sun Yee On
- Wo Hop To
- Wah Ching
- White Tigers
Latin American
- Almighty Saints (primarily Hispanic, also Whites)
- Barrio Azteca (Mexican)
- The Corporation (Cuban)
- Dominicans Don't Play
- Fresno Bulldogs (Mexican)
- Ghetto Brothers
- Hermanos de Pistoleros Latinos (primarily Mexican)
- Jheri Curls (Dominican)
- La Raza Nation (Mexican)
- Latin Counts (Mexican)
- Latin Eagles
- Latin Kings (Mexican / Puerto Rican)
- Maniac Latin Disciples
- Marielitos (Cuban)
- Mexican Mafia
- Mexikanemi
- MS-13 (Central American)
- Ñetas (Puerto Rican)
- Norteños (Mexican)
- Nuestra Familia (Mexican)
- Puro Tango Blast (Mexican)
- Savage Skulls
- Los Solidos
- Spanish Cobras
- Spanish Gangster Disciples
- Sureños (Mexican)
- Temple Street
- Texas Syndicate (primarily Mexican)
- Trinitarios (Dominican)
- Vatos Locos
- Young Lords
- Chicago Gaylords
- Dead Man Incorporated
- Dixie Mafia
- Popes
- Simon City Royals (primarily White, also Hispanics)
Italian-American
- American Mafia
- Bufalino crime family
- Buffalo crime family
- Chicago Outfit
- Cleveland crime family
- Colorado crime family
- D'Aquila crime family
- Dallas crime family
- DeCavalcante crime family
- Detroit Partnership
- Five Families (New York City)
- Genna crime family
- Kansas City crime family
- Los Angeles crime family
- Milwaukee crime family
- Morello crime family
- New Orleans crime family
- Patriarca crime family
- Philadelphia crime family
- Pittsburgh crime family
- Rochester crime family
- San Francisco crime family
- San Jose crime family
- Seattle crime family
- St. Louis crime family
- Trafficante crime family
- 10th & Oregon Crew
- Broadway Mob
- Camorra
- East Harlem Purple Gang
- Jousters
- Murder, Inc.
- 'Ndrangheta
- Sicilian Mafia
- South Brooklyn Boys
- Tanglewood Boys
Native American
- The Company
- Native Mob
- Red Skin Kingz
- Sons of Samoa
- Tongan Crip Gang
- Bandidos
- Breed
- Brother Speed
- Devils Diciples
- Diablos
- Dirty Dozen
- El Forastero
- Free Souls
- Galloping Goose
- Grim Reapers
- Gypsy Jokers
- Hells Angels
- Highwaymen
- Iron Horsemen
- Mongols
- Outlaws
- Pagans
- Sons of Satan
- Sons of Silence
- Vagos
- Warlocks (Florida)
- Warlocks (Pennsylvania)
- 211 Crew
- Aryan Brotherhood
- Aryan Brotherhood of Texas
- Aryan Circle
- Aryan Nations
- Aryan Republican Army
- Atomwaffen Division
- Combat 18
- The Covenant, the Sword, and the Arm of the Lord
- European Kindred
- Hammerskins
- Keystone United
- Lynwood Vikings
- Manson Family
- Nazi Lowriders
- The Order
- Public Enemy No. 1
- Soldiers of Aryan Culture
- Spook Hunters
- Universal Aryan Brotherhood
- Volksfront
- See also
- Gangs in the United States
- List of gangs
- Organized crime groups in the Americas