Norfolk gang leader reveals secrets in court about gang life
Last Edited: Tuesday, 19 Aug 2008, 10:53 PM EDT
Created: Tuesday, 19 Aug 2008, 9:39 PM EDT
Filed by Mary Kay Mallonee
NORFOLK, Va. (MyFox Hampton Raods) -- Alleged gang leaders faced off in Norfolk Federal Court Tuesday. Their testimony revealed disturbing new details about the secret lives of local gangsters in a group called the Bounty Hunter Bloods.
The gang is linked to the beating death of a 19-year-old man last summer in Ocean View.
One of the most ruthless, self-confessed gang leaders in Norfolk, Marlon Reed, aka "Boss," was on the stand most of the day testifying against two of his accused fellow gang leaders.
Reed testified there are now at least 400 members of the Bounty Hunter Bloods in seven chapters around Norfolk. On the stand Reed mentioned the names of fellow Bloods, like Pee Wee, Bone and Sugarbutt.
He testified about gang members shooting people in the face, burning people all over their bodies with a clothes iron and jamming screwdrivers into people's arms and legs.
All of it, everday life when you are a member of the Bounty Hunter Bloods.
Reed is the government's star witness against Mikal Mix, aka "Stash," and Gary Toliver, aka "BG," alleged members of the Bounty Hunter Bloods.
The charges against Mix and Toliver range from kidnappings and carjackings to maimings and home invasions.
As Reed, 33, took the stand, he testified that some Bloods are as young as nine years old and a majority of them are teenagers.
He said gang members "put in work" by selling drugs and robbing and beating people.
And gang members are punished with a 31 second beating by five other Bloods standing in a five point star.
Mix and Toliver stared straight at Reed as his testimony continued.
Reed said Bloods make their money through robberies, drug sales and home invasions because, according to one of the rap songs they recorded, "working 9 to 5 don't cut it."
Reed testified that girls in the gang, known as "rubies" are used to lure robbery victims. Rubies also "put in work" selling drugs and doing home invasions. And Rubies can rise to the level of top "General."
Reed said rubies are initiated into the gang either by being "sexed in" in which they are forced to have sex with five Bloods, or they can "shoot a 31" in which they are beaten for 31 seconds with bats, sticks, guns and other weapons.
To be a Blood, members must take an oath and pledge allegiance to their RED flag. The Bloods even have their own "Constitution" that members must live by.
Reed testified that the children in the gang, the 8 and 9 year olds, are given written copies of their Constituion to study and memorize.
Also, Bloods don't use the letter "C." "C" represents Crips, their rival gang. So if a Blood wanted to say "Coleman Place" in Norfolk, they would change it and say "Boleman Place."
On the stand, Reed said the Bloods are actively recruiting new members right now. Their goal, rule all of Norfolk with fear and an iron fist.
And this is why I have my CCW and use it. These freaking idiots run around all over the place down here doing stupid crap. 2 weeks ago they had a shooting right across the street from my apartment. The idiots thought they could get away by parking in my apartment complex and then running from the cops. Too bad they didn't know my complex is a gated community with one way in and one way out. 10ft tall steel fence all the way around the place. Cops had them in custody within 10 minutes. Was a couple of teenage punks decked out in red.
I was sitting on my couch watching TV when I heard the shots across the street. 7 total shots fired, one guy got hit in the foot. Personaly I'd love to get in a gun fight with these idiots. While they hold the gun over their heads, sideways, tossing rounds all over the place, I'm 99.9% certain I could stand 15-20 feet in front of them and not get hit. I preffer a modified weaver stance, left foot slightly forward, weight centered on the balls of my feet, arms extended together straight out in front, and SQEEZE that trigger nice and easy.
Of course this situation happens in every major city with a large population on wellfare. So much for all those social programs spending billions of tax payers dollars fixing the problems. Only way to solve this problem is to eliminate the animals on the streets, because that's what they are in my mind. Ferral animals, not human beings. A human wouldn't condone, nor engage in the social activities that these "people" engage in.
That's nothing more than my personal opinion though.
