DA: Gang member convicted in 2012 murder
Jamar Laquinn Frazier was originally convicted of the murder in 2016, but the decision was overturned on appeal. Author: WBIR Staff Updated: 5:22 PM EDT April 29, 2021
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. A Chattanooga gang member has been found guilty of second-degree murder charges in a 2012 killing in South Knoxville.
According to the Knox County District Attorney General s Office, Jamar Laquinn Frazier, 33, identified as a member of the Black Crime Family, which he claimed to be a rap record label but authorities know it is affiliated with the Gangster Disciples.
On July 3, 2012, prosecutors said members of the group targeted the victim because they believed he stole two ounces of marijuana from them. They tracked him down on Overbrook Drive, where they assaulted him and held him until Frazier arrived.
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As part of a joint-agency operation, a team of officers from various units within the Hawai’i County Police Department and the United States Marshals Service conducted a warrant sweep in the South Kohala District on April 19, 2021. The sweeps resulted in the arrest of seven individuals wanted on a total of 11 outstanding warrants. The suspects were wanted for a range of crimes including terroristic threatening, criminal property theft, and promotion of a dangerous drug.
The team strategically gathered information on the whereabouts and locations frequented by the offenders and during the course of the day, apprehended seven individuals, for five felony warrants, four criminal contempt warrants, and two failure-to-appear warrants with their combined bail totaling $25,650.
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