Thirty-three-year-old Sinque Beiama Morrison was sentenced to 109 years to life, and 22-year-old Michael Barnett Jr. got 101 years to life Wednesday for the 2005 killing of Mynisha Crenshaw in San Bernardino.Two gang members have each been sentenced to more than 100 years in prison for their part in the fatal shooting of an 11-year-old girl.Each man was convicted in October on five counts including murder.Crenshaw was eating dinner with her family when she was shot to death and her 14-year-old sister was wounded.Morrison and Barnett were part of a street gang avenging an earlier killing that mistakenly fired on the girl's home.Twelve members of the gang have been convicted or reached plea agreements in the girl's killing. The last three are scheduled for sentencing Monday.
Gypsy Joker Motorcycle Club compound,Ronald B. Campbell,Andrea G. Reeder,Dylan C. Grose,William C. Casteel.arrested
Four people were arrested on suspected drug charges, including the group's leader.Methamphetamine was found at the Gypsy Joker Motorcycle Club compound at West 19th Avenue and South Gum Street. Benton County Undersheriff Paul Hart said they needed so many officers as a "precautionary" step because the Gypsy Jokers are known to be connected to drugs and other criminal activities."It is an outlaw motorcycle gang with convicted felons who reside there," Hart said. "We gear up to meet that threat."Some stolen property and a couple of weapons also were seized, he said. The Violent Crimes Task Force, made up of federal agents and local police detectives, raided the club house and two homes at 5 a.m.The Benton County Regional SWAT team and the Yakima SWAT team were used to help search all the buildings."Because of the large site ... it makes it difficult to secure and make sure everybody is safe," Hart said. "The Violent Crimes Task Force ... ...
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