27 alleged gang members arrested in Boston's South End

BOSTON — Over two dozen alleged gang members from Boston's South End facing drugs and firearms charges, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

Officials say the 27 suspects are affiliated with the Lenox Street Cardinals, and other street gangs operating in the Lenox Street Housing Development area of Boston’s South End.

Police said early all of the suspects facing drug charges have conducted at least one drug sale either in or within 1000 feet of the Lenox Street Housing Development in violation. All three gun purchases also took place inside the complex, police said.

“ATF will continue to aggressively partner with its federal, state, and local law enforcement counterparts to dismantle criminal street gangs, and their drug trafficking and violence committed through the use of firearms”, said Daniel Kumor, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives, Boston Field Division.  “Furthermore, it demonstrates that law enforcement will not standby and allow these criminal street gangs to get away with such acts, which creates fear for the residents within the community.”

Of the 27 people arrested by ATF and local police, 19 face federal drug or firearm charges. Perhaps the most revealing statistic about 19 of the suspects is that, according to Boston Police Department reports, 11 have been shot or stabbed, many more than once.

The following suspects were arrested:

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1) Byron Alexander, aka “Shizz”

2) Dontane Bryant, aka “Tane”;

3) Tyler Deloach, aka “Tek”;

4) John Depina, aka “Dough”;

5) Stephen Freeman, aka “Stizz”;

6) Perry Hasberry, aka “Percy”

7) Rasean Hills, aka “Bleed”;

8) Keron-Randall Lewis, aka “Talent”;

9) Frank Melo, aka “Cuts”;

10) Pablo Moreta, aka “Migo”;

11) Anthony Nunez, aka “Dizzo”;

12) Hassan Parham, aka “Hizzy”;

13) James Richardson, aka “9-Ball”;

14) Derek Roberts, aka “Keas”;

15) Ellis Santos, aka “Slim Black”;

16) Anthony Williams aka “Batz.”

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17) Lawrence Bogarty, aka “LB”; and

18) Daryl Tolbert, aka “Blaze.”

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19) George Deeble, aka “Smiley”; and

20) Pablo Moresta, aka “Migo.”

In a Youtube video posted in 2014, a number of the suspects can be seen hanging out in the Lenox Street Housing Development and appear to be openly smoking marijuana.

One of the suspects in the video, Anthony Nunez, is wearing a memorial button to an area gang member, Mohammed Hassan a/k/a “Hum Greazy,” who was killed in 2012.

Another suspect, Rasean Hills, appears to be wearing a custom Boston Red Sox hat with a Cardinal stitched on the side.

The Youtube video also shows the scarring on Ellis Santos’ body from a 2010 incident in which he was shot 23 times.

The charge of distribution of controlled substances within 1,000 feet of a public housing project provides a mandatory minimum sentence of one year and no greater than 40 years in prison, a minimum of six years of supervised release and a fine of up to $2 million.

The charge of distribution of a controlled substance provides a sentence of no greater than 20 years in prison, a minimum of three years of supervised release and a fine of up to $1 million.

The charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition provides a sentence of no greater than 10 years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine of $250,000.

Below is the Youtube video officers are using to identify the suspects. Warning: It includes language not suitable for children. 

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