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Six Alleged Faceworld Gang Members Indicted in Federal Racketeering Case Tied to 13 Murders

Prosecutors describe a multi-year criminal enterprise spanning Chicago and Iowa.

Angel White, 15, facing pace, is hugged by friends during a gathering in memory of her sister, Senobia Brantley, at a dance studio in the 400 block of East 75th Street Tuesday, April 2, 2019, in Chicago. Brantley, 19, was one of two women fatally shot while sitting inside a car in the 7700 block of South Eggleston Avenue late evening on April 1, 2019. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)
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Overview

  • A federal grand jury returned the Dec. 15 indictment charging Dontae Harper, Tyrone Foy, Tyjuan Tapplar, Robert Lee Thomas, Davion Harris and Deavean McClure with racketeering conspiracy.
  • The filing alleges 13 murders and other violence, including a 2019 CTA bus shooting and gunfire at mourners at a 2020 funeral for a rival.
  • Prosecutors cite the 2019 killings of Brittani Rice and Senobia Brantley and the Englewood slayings of Chantel Grant and Andrea Stoudemire.
  • The case also alleges cocaine and heroin trafficking between Chicago and Iowa, use of the identifier "079," social-media boasting, and witness intimidation.
  • Three defendants face potential capital exposure for murders in aid of racketeering, and the indictment was unsealed Friday with three arraignments and all six now in custody.