Leader in double killing has strong gang ties courierpostonline.com Courier-Post: "Kuasheim Powell, of the 500 block of Berkley Street, was the leader in the group killing of Muriah Huff, 18, of Cinnaminson and Michael Hawkins, 23, of Mount Holly, assistant prosecutor Ira Slovin said during an arraignment hearing for Powell on Tuesday.Powell was the one who shot Hawkins five times in the head during the hours-long killings on Feb. 22 inside the Berkley Street home, Slovin said.A day before Powell allegedly helped kill Huff and Hawkins, police say he shot and injured two 21-year-old brothers near the light rail River Line 36th street station."
William (Billy) Bowden pleaded guilty in a Winnipeg courtroom today to carrying a firearm in a careless manner in January 2007
William (Billy) Bowden, 33, pleaded guilty in a Winnipeg courtroom today to carrying a firearm in a careless manner in January 2007 and skipping out on his preliminary hearing about a year later. Other drug and weapons charges related to the 2007 incident were stayed as part of a plea bargain securing the two convictions. Bowden remains in custody though, charged with manslaughter in relation to the November 2007 killing of Jeff Engen, who was fatally stabbed at the Empire Cabaret, prompting the club to close. That charge remains before the courts. Bowden has been in custody since he was arrested Feb. 14 in Whistler, B.C., and returned to Manitoba. The Crown and defence jointly recommended that time be noted in his sentence for carrying the firearm. That crime occurred around 2:30 a.m. on Jan. 20, 2007, as Bowden was leaving the NV lounge in a truck with friend Ken Houston, court heard. Police discovered a Glock 9mm handgun loaded with 18 bullets in a pile of garbage close to where the...
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