LOE gang connected to a number of violent crimes in Augusta

AUGUSTA (WJBF) – 5 members of the road gang Loyalty Over All the things or LOE dealing with greater than two dozen costs for 3 shootings in January within the Dogwood Terrace neighborhood. These shootings injured two kids below the age of 18 and killed 8-year-old Arbrie Anthony.

The indictments cost Henri Seashore, Antoine Redfield, Antonious Thomas, Future Wealthy, and Kendariss Brown. Brown and Wealthy haven’t but been arrested. They’re all being charged with malice homicide, cruelty to animals, cruelty to kids, and different gang-related crimes. 25 costs in all, stemming from these shootings in early January. Augusta Commissioner Dennis Williams represents the world the place these shootings happened.

“I’m comfortable to see that they did give you some indictments. That goes to point out the members of our group that our regulation enforcement and judicial system is working,” mentioned District 2 Commissioner Dennis Williams.

The indictment says the shootings that injured two kids and the one which killed 8-year-old Arbrie Anthony have been used to extend and preserve the standing of the L-O-E gang.
That gang has been concerned in numerous violent crimes that stretch again greater than a decade.
Again in 2017– 17 alleged gang members have been indicted on racketeering and corruption costs.

“It’s been years and organizations like gangs need to take a while in organizing and forming so you possibly can think about it has been numerous years,” mentioned Commissioner Williams.

The Richmond County Sheriff’s workplace says the LOE gang first originated on Shirley Avenue again within the Nineteen Eighties. They have been initially often called the Shirley Avenue Boys however later expanded their attain to grow to be one of many largest gangs in Richmond County.

Commissioner Williams says, “My notion was that it wasn’t that huge, however now that we’ve had a number of drive-bys that generated in deaths and we all know that they’re on the market now they usually’re on the market robust.”

However that might quickly change. In an announcement — District Legal professional Jared Williams says that is just the start of his workplace’s effort to crack down on gangs in Augusta.

“We need to be sure that our group is a secure place to be so due to this fact the extra our regulation enforcement companies combat crime and gangs the much less crime we must always have,” he mentioned.

However Commissioner Williams says the group can also be going to need to step up and work with regulation enforcement to place an finish to gang violence. He says if individuals witness any kind of gang exercise they should report it, earlier than another person loses a toddler.