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This is sobering, chilling, disturbing news.
Police are virtually powerless to stop this activity.
http://www.wavy.com/Global/story.asp?S=8867477
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY.com) -- Alleged gang leaders faced off in Norfolk Federal Court Tuesday. Their testimony revealed disturbing new details about the secret lives of local gangsters ina group called the Bounty Hunter Bloods.
The gang is linked to the beating death of a 19-year-old man last summer in Ocean View.
One of the most ruthless, self-confessed gang leaders in Norfolk, Marlon Reed, aka "Boss," was on the stand most of the day testifying against two of his accused fellow gang leaders.
Reed testified there are now at least 400 members of the Bounty Hunter Bloods in seven chapters around Norfolk. On the stand Reed mentioned the names of fellow Bloods, like Pee Wee, Bone and Sugarbutt.
He testified about gang members shooting people in the face, burning people all over their bodies with a clothes iron and jamming screwdrivers into people's arms and legs.
All of it, everday life when you are a member of the Bounty Hunter Bloods.
Reed is the government's star witness against Mikal Mix, aka "Stash," and Gary Toliver, aka "BG," alleged members of the Bounty Hunter Bloods.
The charges against Mix and Toliver range from kidnappings and carjackings to maimings and home invasions.
As Reed, 33, took the stand, he testified that some Bloods are as young as nine years old and a majority of them are teenagers.
He said gang members "put in work" by selling drugs and robbing and beating people.
And gang members are punished with a 31 second beating by five other Bloods standing in a five point star.
Mix and Toliver stared straight at Reed as his testimony continued.
Reed said Bloods make their money through robberies, drug sales and home invasions because, according to one of the rap songs they recorded, "working 9 to 5 don't cut it."
Reed testified that girls in the gang, known as "rubies" are used to lure robbery victims. Rubies also "put in work" selling drugs and doing home invasions. And Rubies can rise to the level of top "General."
Reed said rubies are initiated into the gang either by being "sexed in" in which they are forced to have sex with five Bloods, or they can "shoot a 31" in which they are beaten for 31 seconds with bats, sticks, guns and other weapons.
To be a Blood, members must take an oath and pledge allegiance to their RED flag. The Bloods even have their own "Constitution" that members must live by.
Reed testified that the children in the gang, the 8 and 9 year olds, are given written copies of their Constituion to study and memorize.
Also, Bloods don't use the letter "C.""C" represents Crips, their rival gang. So if a Blood wanted to say "Coleman Place" in Norfolk, they would change it and say "Boleman Place."
On the stand, Reed saidthe Bloods are actively recruiting new members right now. Their goal, rule all of Norfolk with fear and an iron fist.
This is sobering, chilling, disturbing news.
Police are virtually powerless to stop this activity.
http://www.wavy.com/Global/story.asp?S=8867477
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY.com) -- Alleged gang leaders faced off in Norfolk Federal Court Tuesday. Their testimony revealed disturbing new details about the secret lives of local gangsters ina group called the Bounty Hunter Bloods.
The gang is linked to the beating death of a 19-year-old man last summer in Ocean View.
One of the most ruthless, self-confessed gang leaders in Norfolk, Marlon Reed, aka "Boss," was on the stand most of the day testifying against two of his accused fellow gang leaders.
Reed testified there are now at least 400 members of the Bounty Hunter Bloods in seven chapters around Norfolk. On the stand Reed mentioned the names of fellow Bloods, like Pee Wee, Bone and Sugarbutt.
He testified about gang members shooting people in the face, burning people all over their bodies with a clothes iron and jamming screwdrivers into people's arms and legs.
All of it, everday life when you are a member of the Bounty Hunter Bloods.
Reed is the government's star witness against Mikal Mix, aka "Stash," and Gary Toliver, aka "BG," alleged members of the Bounty Hunter Bloods.
The charges against Mix and Toliver range from kidnappings and carjackings to maimings and home invasions.
As Reed, 33, took the stand, he testified that some Bloods are as young as nine years old and a majority of them are teenagers.
He said gang members "put in work" by selling drugs and robbing and beating people.
And gang members are punished with a 31 second beating by five other Bloods standing in a five point star.
Mix and Toliver stared straight at Reed as his testimony continued.
Reed said Bloods make their money through robberies, drug sales and home invasions because, according to one of the rap songs they recorded, "working 9 to 5 don't cut it."
Reed testified that girls in the gang, known as "rubies" are used to lure robbery victims. Rubies also "put in work" selling drugs and doing home invasions. And Rubies can rise to the level of top "General."
Reed said rubies are initiated into the gang either by being "sexed in" in which they are forced to have sex with five Bloods, or they can "shoot a 31" in which they are beaten for 31 seconds with bats, sticks, guns and other weapons.
To be a Blood, members must take an oath and pledge allegiance to their RED flag. The Bloods even have their own "Constitution" that members must live by.
Reed testified that the children in the gang, the 8 and 9 year olds, are given written copies of their Constituion to study and memorize.
Also, Bloods don't use the letter "C.""C" represents Crips, their rival gang. So if a Blood wanted to say "Coleman Place" in Norfolk, they would change it and say "Boleman Place."
On the stand, Reed saidthe Bloods are actively recruiting new members right now. Their goal, rule all of Norfolk with fear and an iron fist.