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FEDERAL JURY CONVICTS DIABLOS GANG MEMBERS March 25,
2005
David E. Nahmias,
United States Attorney for the
Northern District of Georgia,
Vanessa McLemore,
Special Agent in Charge,
Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco,
Firearms, and
Explosives;
Gregory Jones, Special Agent in Charge,
Federal Bureau of Investigation; and
Richard J.
Pennington,
Chief,
Atlanta Police Department, announce that a federal jury returned guilty verdicts today against EDDIE
OLIVER, 30, VINCENT WILLIAMS, 33, and DEMETRIUS
REVERE, 31, of
Northwest Atlanta, on charges of racketeering, possession of cocaine and crack cocaine with intent to distribute, armed robbery, and possession of firearms.
Oliver was acquitted of robbery and firearms possession. According to David E. Nahmias and the documents and information presented in court:
OLIVER, WILLIAMS, and REVERE were indicted in
March 2003 on racketeering charges in connection with their membership in the
Diablos street gang. The Diablos operated in Northwest Atlanta and their activities included murder, attempted murder, robbery, kidnapping, witness tampering, and narcotics distribution.
Former
City of Atlanta Police Officer David
Alan Freeman previously pleaded guilty to civil rights violations he committed as an associate of the Diablos. FREEMAN had been an Atlanta police officer for approximately 12 years prior to his indictment and arrest. In his plea, FREEMAN admitted that he associated with the Diablos and that in
2001, he committed a civil rights violation with the aid of at least one
Diablo gang member. FREEMAN admitted that he misused his authority to summon an individual under threat of arrest.
Once the victim appeared, FREEMAN and several men abducted the victim and took him to a Diablo-controlled area where the victim was severely beaten. The victim sustained injuries including broken ribs and a broken cheekbone which required surgery.
United States Attorney
David Nahmias said of the case, This police officer, sworn to uphold the law, instead used his authority to assist a violent gang. He will now serve a significant sentence along with the criminals he joined.
Sentencing has been set before
United States District Judge Charles A. Pannell on June 15, 2005, beginning at 10:00 a.m.
This case was investigated by
Special Agents of the
ATF,
FBI, and the Atlanta Police Department.