'No Love City' gangster convicted of shooting rival New York crew in brawl over stolen gold chain (prosecutors)

Metro

By Steve Janoski

A Brooklyn gang member was sentenced to 35 years in prison for his part in the attempted revenge killings of three members of a rival crew who stole his gold chain four years ago, it was announced. federal authorities on Thursday.

Jean Fremont, member of the No Love City gang, 32 years old – known on the street as “Juno” and “Bigga Twirl” — was convicted in connection with the shooting two years ago on charges including conspiracy to murder rival gang members in racketeering, attempted racketeering murder and assault, according to Breon Peace. , the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York.

U.S. District Judge William F. Kuntz handed down Fremont's more than three-decade sentence Thursday in Brooklyn federal court.

“Fremont will spend decades in prison for attempting to murder individuals for the sole purpose of upholding his gang’s reputation,” Peace said in a statement.

“Incarcerating Fremont and his co-defendants for an extended period of time for their callous acts of violence and callous disregard for human life will serve to protect the community while sending a message of deterrence to those who foolishly seek status by choosing to join violent gangs . .”

Fremont and several other members and associates of the No Love City Gang — a subset of the Flatbush-based Folk Nation Gangster Disciples — went after the rival gang in late 2020 after their counterparts stole Fremont's gold chain and pendant after filming a video. in Brooklyn, Peace said.

The chain – bearing the letters “SPMB” – was closely associated with Fremont, who is one of the gang's leaders.

NLC members responded violently to the Nov. 7, 2020, robbery, Peace said, shooting several members of the rival gang on their own turf on Nov. 7 and 9.

All three victims were injured but survived, federal authorities said.

Seven other Brooklyn gangbangers were convicted or pleaded guilty to crimes related to the shooting, including conspiracy to commit murder, attempted murder and other offenses, Peace said.

• That includes Lorenzo Bailey, 35, who was sentenced to 34 years in prison;
• Quincy Battice, 35, sentenced to 32 years in prison;
• Oluwagbenga Agoro, 24, sentenced to 30 years in prison;
• Hans Destine, 32, sentenced to 20 years in prison;
• Deryck Thompson, 25, sentenced to 17 years in prison;
• Ricardo Hapburn, 22, sentenced to 11 years in prison;
• and McKoy Lima, 29, sentenced to nine years.