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...belonged to a gang called the “Compton T–Flats,” and his nickname was “Dopey.” His friend, Jason Ayala, was a member of a different gang known as Primera Flats. According to Diaz, the Tree Top Piru gang...Angeles County Sheriff's Department Deputy Sheriff Eric Gomez, a gang expert, testified that the Tree Top Piru street gang claims a territory within Compton.... The Tree Top Piru gang's primary activities include murder, assault with a deadly weapon, robbery, and the sale of narcotics. One of their most important rivals i...
...the following. Leslie was a member of the Tree Top Piru criminal street gang. Leslie’s cousin, known by the moniker “Day-Day,” and William Domonque Davis, known as “ ‘Y.G. Will,’ ” were also members...of the gang. The Segundos, a Hispanic gang, and the Tree Top Piru gang were rivals. Enemies of the Segundo gang referred to them as “goonies,” a derogatory term. Segundo gang members were known for.... Members of the Tree Top Piru gang believed the shooter was a Segundo gang member. That night, Davis asked Leslie to drive him around so he could “look and see if...
...400 Spruce Street Tree Top Piru gang. The Defendant's known associates included Decosio Clark, Jr. (street name "Cozy"), and he was romantically linked to Jada McNair...passing. She informed them that Mr. Washington (street name "Yayo") was in the Tree Top Piru gang and that two of the men that Mr. Washington oversaw, termed "little homies," were causing problems. She...expanded his investigation to include other members of the 400 Tree Top Piru gang. Investigator Madison interviewed Mr. Shadden, who said that he and Devonte Blair had been with the victim earlier in the...
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In April 2010, the government jointly tried Anthony Fleming and Tavon Mouzone, members of the gang Tree Top Piru (TTP), in an eight-day jury trial...
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Leslie was a member of the Tree Top Piru criminal street gang. Leslie's cousin, known as "Day-Day," and William Davis were also members of the gang. The Segundos, a Hispanic gang, and the Tree...and wounded. Members of the Tree Top Piru gang believed the Segundo gang was responsible. That evening, Davis asked Leslie to drive him around so he could " 'look and see if anybody [was] out....' " Leslie agreed. Davis was armed with a gun. Leslie drove down Lime Avenue in Compton, an area claimed as the Segundo gang's territory. A second vehicle, driven by another Tree Top Piru gang member, followed...
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The evidence at trial established that during the morning of May 27, 2006, Carlee Kia Jackson, a member of Tree Top Piru gang, left his home to bu...cigarettes from a nearby liquor store. At the store, Jackson saw codefendant Harold Carey, also known as “Booty,” a member of Fruit Town Piru, a rival gang. Carey said, “What’s the Fruits like,” or...
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In 2006, Leslie's cousin was shot and wounded. Leslie and his cousin were Tree Top Piru gang members, and they believed that a rival gang was responsible for the shooting. Dominique...Davis, who also was a Tree Top Piru gang member, armed himself with a gun and asked Leslie to drive him around to see if anybody was out. Leslie drove them into rival gang territory and stopped the...
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...Top Piru sect of the Bloods gang. ECF No. 6, Exs 1 2. At the time of the interview, he informed ECI personnel that he no longer wanted anything to do with the Bloods. Williams was informed of the..., Warden Green, responds that when interviewed by ECI intelligence staff on April 30, 2010, Williams acknowledged that when originally incarcerated in 2007, he indicated that he was a member of the Tree...
...- admitted gang member. The probation report disclosed that he admitted membership in the "Tree Top Piru" gang and said he would continue to be in it. According to reports submitted by...
...first degree murder), and Dayquan Shannon (aggravated robbery and unlawful weapons possession).
Mr. Smith testified that he was a member of the Four Hundred Block Tree Top Piru, an...concerning membership in their gangs and a gang-related shooting. In the messages, Mr. Smith told the defendant that he wanted to leave the Four Hundred Block Tree Top Piru "because they jumped" him and...Walker testified that he had no file on Ms. Harris but did have Mr. Smith as a confirmed member of Four Hundred Block Tree Top Piru, "which is another Blood set."
Based upon this...
...would I know you from?” Warren asked him, “Where you from?” Defendant said he was from “Tree Top Piru,” a Compton gang, although he was not a gang member. Warren told him, “Cuz, I’m Watts...police encouraged him to tell the truth, defendant admitted that he was walking with a girl when Warren and Cardearo “banged” on him. Defendant told them he was a Tree Top Piru member. Warren or...
...manufacture it into crack cocaine for further distribution." He further testified as to his belief "that there was a conspiracy among the Tree Top Piru[s] to include [Defendant] and other individuals that I...photographs where [Defendant] and other individuals were wearing red which is a primary color of the Bloods adopted by the Tree Top Piru[s] and more specifically a baseball cap that says 400 Spruce. That...would be indicative of style of dress. This is the 400 Spruce Street Tree Top Piru[s].
As for the hand signs shown in the videos on Defendant's phone...
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...member of Tree Top Pirettes, a female subset of the Tree Top Piru ("TTP"), a Bloods gang. ECF No. 920 at 9, 12. TTP was involved in armed robberies, assaults, murders, and narcotics trafficking. Id...
...Government presented testimony about Fleming's activities as a member of the Tree Top Piru ("TTP") set of the Bloods gang. The evidence showed that TTP had a well-defined structure and mission. Each...
...that Tree Top Piru Bloods member Gaddie had shot Campbell (id.), although the affidavit does not state the basis for their beliefs...convicted narcotics trafficker, to assist Bryant in ongoing distribution of narcotics. (Id. ¶ 55.) CS-6 also alleged that Newsome was performing similar services for Tree Top Pirus member James House. (Id.) Finally, CS...Tree Top Piru Bloods member discussing police questioning of an individual to "build a case" on Newsome, expressing that individuals questioned by investigators should "cool down" (id. ¶ 25...
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The State also called Officer Richards, who testified that appellant was considered to be a member of the ...of the Defendant's membership, affiliation, and/or association] with the street gang, Tree Top Pirus, and opinion evidence relating to the purpose, characteristics, and activity of said street gang in...
...and Harvey were all members of the criminal street gang known as the "Tree Top" Piru gang. Fells was a member of a rival gang known as the "Fruit Farm" Piru gang....
Leslie, Davis and Harvey began walking down a street which was within the territory of the Tree Top gang. Fells approached, pointed a semiautomatic handgun,...threatening to kill him and his family if he "snitched" on Fells. On the day of the preliminary hearing, Fells placed two telephone calls to leaders of both the Tree Top and Fruit Town gangs during...
...Jackson
Jackson testified that he was an inactive member of the Tree Top Piru (Tree Top) gang. On May 27, 2006, he was...the Fruit Town Piru (Fruit Town) gang, a rival of Tree Top, whose claimed territory was on the other side of Rosecrans. Carey was alone....
“Tank Tops” is a derogatory term for Tree Top gang members.
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Hebron was a member of Tree Top Pirettes, a female subset of the Tree Top Piru ("TTP"), a Bloods gang. ECF No. 920 at 9, 12. TTP was involved in...
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Ronnie Thomas and Sherman Pride were indicted for RICO Conspiracy for their participation in the Baltimore gang known as the Tree Top Piru, a subset of the Bloods gang ("TTP"). At...profit from the video by trying to "get Tree Top more recognition through distribution of the DVD." J.A. 532. Additionally, a wiretapped...