Six alleged Des Moines gang members indicted on racketeering charges
A racketeering conviction can carry a penalty, upon conviction, of up to life in prison The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Iowa announced the grand jury indictment Wednesday in connection with what it said were a Des Moines street gang's shootings of rival gang members last year. Raekwon Patton, 23, Fabrece Bower Turner, 23, Braden Shafer, 19. Austin Mallory, 20, Yuri Green Jr., 21 and Jordan Wilkerson, 28 were charged with attempted murder in connection with racketeering, according to a Wednesday news release. The 15-count case includes lesser charges relat...
Source: desmoinesregister.com