jury indicted Bland for being a felon in possession of a firearm. That charge arose from a March 5, 2019 traffic stop by Birmingham police officers. The officers found a
Read moreBased on the 2016 Survey of Prison Inmates, about 1 in 5 (21%) of all state and federal prisoners possessed
Read moreThe investigation revealed that members and associates of the Red Side Guerilla Brims (“RSGB”), a sect of the Bloods street gang based in New Haven, were engaged in narcotics trafficking and related acts of violence, including murder, attempted murder, assaults and armed robberies. In addition to distributing crack cocaine and other narcotics in and around New Haven, the investigation indicated that members and associates of the RSGB, under the direction of Jeffrey Benton and others, transported the drugs to Bangor, Maine, and sold them in Bangor and its surrounding communities.
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