
On May 25, 2014, Cureton, Adoma and Fudge robbed The Mattress Warehouse in Pineville, owned by Douglas and Deborah London. Court documents show that the defendants operated according to a common set of Bloods’ rules and participated regularly in gang meetings to discuss, among other things, the commission of crimes, including robbery and murder.
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Briana Shakeyah Johnson has also pleaded guilty to RICO conspiracy and murder in aid of racketeering charges for her involvement in the Londons’ murder.Īccording to previous court filings, admissions contained in filed plea documents, trial evidence and the sentencing hearings:īeginning in at least or about 2012, the defendants were members of the Bloods and carried out violent acts for the purpose of protecting and furthering the gang’s power. Adoma was also convicted of one count of assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering and one count of use or carry of a firearm in relation to a crime of violence and possession of firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, for his role in the armed robbery of the Londons’ business. Hankins was also convicted of two counts of murder in aid of racketeering and two counts of use or carry of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence for his role in the murder of the Londons.Īdoma and Akheem McDonald were each convicted of one count of murder in aid of racketeering and one count of use or carry of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence resulting in death, stemming from Clyburn’s murder. Randall Hankins, II, Nana Yaw Adoma, and Akheem Tahja McDonald, were convicted of racketeering conspiracy charges in October 2017. Cureton received a second life sentenced for the unrelated murder of Kwamne Clyburn in 2013.įour more defendants who were previously convicted at trial or have pleaded guilty in connection with the case are currently awaiting sentencing:

Judge Cogburn previously sentenced Jamell Lamon Cureton and Malcolm Jarrel Hartley to life in prison in connection to the double-murder of Douglas and Deborah London. Each defendant pleaded guilty to one count of RICO conspiracy. Daquan Lamar Everrett, 23, of Charlotte, was sentenced to 13 years in prison and five years of supervised release, and Centrilla Shardon Leach, 33, of Charlotte, was ordered to serve 13 years in prison and five years of supervised release. Nehemijel Maurice Houston, 23, of Charlotte, was sentenced to 20 years in prison and five years of supervised release. Ibn Rashaan Kornegay, 38, of Greenville, N.C., was sentenced to 23 years in prison and five years of supervised release. Fudge pleaded guilty to RICO conspiracy and murder in aid of racketeering for the Londons’ murder, and Hobbs Act robbery for his role in the robbery of the Pineville-area mattress store owned by the couple. presided over the sentencing hearings and ordered Rahkeem Lee McDonald, 25, of Charlotte, to serve life in prison, following his guilty plea to RICO conspiracy and murder in aid of racketeering charges in connection to the Londons’ murder.ĭavid Lee Fudge, 24, of Pineville, N.C., was ordered to serve 26 years in prison and five years of supervised release. Attorney Murray in making today’s announcement. Strong, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Charlotte Division, and Chief Kerr Putney of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department join U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina


– Six members of the United Blood Nation gang (UBN or Bloods) were sentenced yesterday to terms ranging from 13 years to life in prison, for conspiracy to participate in racketeering activity (RICO) and related charges, stemming from the 2014 double-murder of Douglas and Deborah London and the 2013 murder of Kwamne Clyburn, announced R.
