Six Atlanta Men Indicted on Gang-Related RICO Charges

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ATLANTA, GA -- Six Atlanta men have been indicted, along with 26 others, on federal racketeering charges stemming from their alleged involvement in a national gang known as The Gangster Disciples.

The indictment alleges that the members committed 10 murders, 12 attempted murders, two robberies, the extortion of rap artists to force the artists to become affiliated with the Gangster Disciples, and fraud resulting in losses of over $450,000. In addition, the Gangster Disciples trafficked in large amounts of heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, illegal prescription drugs, and marijuana. The indictment also seeks forfeiture of 34 different firearms seized as part of the investigation.

According to U.S. Attorney John Horn, the Gangster Disciples are a national gang active in approximately 24 states, including Georgia. According to the FBI, the Gangster Disciples brought money into the gang through, among other things, drug trafficking, robbery, carjacking, extortion, wire fraud, credit card fraud, insurance fraud and bank fraud.

Members were organized into different positions, including board members and governors who each controlled geographic regions.

The Atlanta men indicted are:

• Alonzo Walton, 47, allegedly holding the positions of governor and governor of governors.
• Lewis Mobely, 38, allegedly an enforcer.
• Markell White, 43, allegedly a regional leader in Macon.
• Ronald McMorris, 34, allegedly first coordinator of the Atlanta group.
• Antonio Ahmad, 33, allegedly chief of security for Georgia.
• Eric Manney, 39, allegedly a member and accused of storing multiple guns at his house.

“Atlanta has historically been resistant to the incursion of these national gangs, but unfortunately today’s indictment shows how this landscape has changed in just the last few years, as the Gangster Disciples are only one of several gangs that now boast a strong foothold,” said Horn. “These charges show how a national gang like Gangster Disciples can wreak havoc here and in communities across the country, with crimes that run the gamut from murder to drug trafficking to credit card fraud. Within Georgia, the leadership of the Gangster Disciples resided mostly in metro Atlanta, yet the reach of the crimes committed extended into far south and west Georgia. We hope this indictment warns the leaders of these gangs that Atlanta is not a good place to do business.”

In the Georgia indictment alone, the grand jury indicted members from Atlanta, Decatur, Stone Mountain, Marietta, Valdosta, Macon, and Cochran. They also arrested gang members in Birmingham, Alabama; Denver, Colorado; Wichita, Kansas; Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Madison, Wisconsin; and San Jose, California.

Several local law enforcement agencies are investigating, including the Marietta Police Department, along with police from Atlanta; Clayton, DeKalb and Gwinnett counties; and the FBI.