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Monquay Williams, 21, of Newport News, Va ., pled guilty today to conspiracy to engage in racketeering, aiding and abetting assault with a dangerous weapon, and assault resulting in serious bodily injury. Williams is the fifteenth member of the “Dump Squad” street gang to be convicted since March 2009. Neil H MacBride, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia; Alex J Turner, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Norfolk Division; James D Fox, Chief of Newport News Police; and Howard E Gwynn, Newport News Commonwealth’s Attorney, made the announcement after the plea was accepted by Magistrate Judge Tommy E Miller. Williams, along with five co-defendants also from Newport News, were indicted in June of this year for their alleged violent activities associated with being members of a street gang called the “Dump Squad,” a criminal organization that operated in the Ridley Circle, Harbor Homes and Dickerson Court areas of Newport News.
The gang members established the power of their gang through violence, including the murders of Rashed Caudle on August 9, 2003 and Lorenzo Thomas on September 12, 2005. The indictment charged the defendants with financially supporting the enterprise by trafficking illegal drugs including crack cocaine and marijuana. Williams sentencing is scheduled for February 3, 2011 in Norfolk. Since September 2010, four of his co-defendants have also pled guilty: Haywood Lockhart, 22, pled guilty on September 13, 2010, to his participation in a drug conspiracy.
His sentencing is scheduled for December 9, 2010 in Norfolk. Jayson Bryant, 20, also pled guilty on September 13, 2010, to his participation in a racketeering conspiracy and using a firearm in relation to a crime of violence. His sentencing is scheduled for December 10, 2010 in Norfolk. Darryl Vaughn, 22, pled guilty on September 28, 2010, to his participation in the racketeering conspiracy and using a firearm in relation to a crime of violence.
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