OMAHA
A federal judge sentenced a violent Crips gang member to seven years in prison following his conviction in February for racketeering conspiracy involving acts of violence, including attempted murder and assaults, witness tampering, and drug distribution, according to officials.
U.S. Senior District Judge Joseph F. Bataillon sentenced Jerell Haynie aka “Bootie,” 35, of Omaha, and ordered him to serve a three-year term of supervised release following his prison sentence, officials said.
According to evidence presented at trial, from 2008 to 2016, Haynie conspired to conduct and participate in the affairs of the Omaha-area chapter of the Crips, known as the “40th Avenue and 44th Avenue Crips,” through a pattern of racketeering activity.
A hardcore gang member, Haynie, engaged in cocaine trafficking and personally committed acts of violence for the gang in furtherance of the racketeering conspiracy.
The evidence indicated that Haynie tried to kill a fellow Crips member suspected of cooperating with the police by shooting a gun at him multiple times.
Also, in another incident, Haynie and other gang members participated in a shooting in which they tried to kill a police informant who made controlled drug purchases from Crips members, according to authorities.