Soldier who sold guns used by Chicago gang members in 2 mass shootings pleads guilty
Guns trafficked from Tennessee in late 2021 and early 2022 by Brandon Miller and his Army crew were linked to least eight killings, authorities say.
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Guns trafficked from Tennessee in late 2021 and early 2022 by Brandon Miller and his Army crew were linked to least eight killings, authorities say.
After surviving the gritty streets of the South Side neighborhood dubbed “Terror Town,” Chicago rapper G Herbo’s career was starting to take off in 2017 when he released a video for his hit song “Man Now,” filmed at an exotic villa in Jamaica. “You know I come from a city of sorrow,” the then-22-year-old Herbo rapped at the song’s outset, along with dramatic shots of palm trees, infinity pools ...
In announcing the charges, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said many of the more than 90 guns allegedly trafficked in the scheme have been linked to Chicago-area shootings.
A mass shooting on Chicago’s South Side a year ago has led to a federal gun trafficking indictment alleging members of a Gangster Disciples faction conspired with Army soldiers based in Kentucky.
The victim, Gregory Jackson III, was an associate of popular rapper G Herbo.