THE HIGH PRICE I HAD TO PAY 4: A Product Of The Game, Sentenced To 10 A BMB Records publicist declined comment. Keeping a low profile, the gang was in business for almost ten years, making a tremendous amount of money in the process. Johnny has also maintained that he had nothing to do with the murder of Damion. April 16, 2019: Gary Johnson is accused of distributing 40 or more grams of a mixture containing heroin and fentanyl. After serving time in prison they became successful business and family men. Then, bullets started whizzing by and I hit the ground. The DEA would not discuss the case but confirmed the ongoing investigation. The caption said, We still the on same s*** Chapo the bodyguard," according to court records. VICE talked to Davis to find out what it was like to become a major gangster in a criminal underworld traditionally dominated by men. The substances included mixtures and substances containing detectable amounts of heroin, fentanyl, cocaine and crack cocaine, officials said. Though one condition of his release was that Brown was not supposed to commit any new crimes for five years, Brown allegedly resumed his drug-dealing career, graduating from cocaine to heroin, according to court records. The Original 'Big Meech' -- legendary Detroit Drug Lord Demetrius x\[5.nMRT;I~}uYTh4}=}.H?Z]L7g3UcWg?q;\ 9[du{Y7UntzF??2=qMm7]=N7{[[]=?y3NNamn:8QiXQ#x3)]:j'seZl$T X&Z)?DJ)[uhowihjZF The attack was committed in front of Dionne Peterson, Dayquan Johnson, Davis and other IJU members, federal officials said. She was beautiful, educated and carried herself in a very high-powered manner. Since 2013, Young consistently received 2 kilograms of heroin from Brown every month and paid $75,000 per kilogram. 19 Metro Detroiters charged in opioid scheme involving 4 doctors, 5 Sometime in or before 2014 through January 2019, Duane Peterson and Brown were among a group of people associated with an IJU racketeering scheme, according to authorities. I was three months pregnant and he wanted to see some friends. EXCLUSIVE: Former Queenpin and BMF Affiliate Brandi Davis - VladTV It was the norm. Little Man was real slick, a behind the scenes guy who got things done, Boyd said. Larry. Officials said the guns matched shell casings found at the scene. Underworld legend Doc Davis joined the Original Gangsters Podcast in studio! Tags: 1980's, best friends gang, butch jones, crack cocaine, demetrius holloway, detroit, east side detroit, heroin, maserati rick, Members Only, mob hits, pony down, tiny, white boy rick, ybi, young boys. BMB Records owner Brian Peanut Brown also is responsible for selling heroin laced with fentanyl, the synthetic pain medication fueling the nations deadliest addiction crisis, according to court records that chronicle a sprawling drug investigation involving Browns wife, a girlfriend, millions in drug profits and a mansion with a secret Narnia room. Detroit Heroin Kings | Davis Family | American Dope | Al Profit Former Detroit Kingpin: Doc Davis - Original Gangsters, a True Crime The detail was apparently asked specifically not to interfere with Johnnys activities. April 19, 2016: Luther Peterson sold heroin to an undercover officer in Jackson, authorities said. Detroit drug kingpin released from life sentence is ordered back to prison By Joshua Rhett Miller February 9, 2021 9:15am Updated John Bass was initially set free on Jan. 22 on compassionate. I grew up in Southfield, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. Hanging out with friends as a teenager, I heard guys talking about him. However, the Curry brothers ruled for almost a full-decade, acquiring equal riches with far less fanfare and acquiring the type of highly-placed connections in both local politics and law enforcement that his contemporaries like Jones or Buttrum could only dream of. Somebody dropped me about 30 kilos of cocaine and in a matter of days, I got rid of it. The roster also includes rapper Kash Doll, a former exotic dancer. Officials accuse Duane Peterson of an act involving murder -- an assault on (the victims) with the intent to commit the crime of murder, the indictment says. Officials said they would use homes in Detroit to store, conceal and distribute the drugs and proceeds from trafficking. As a result, Johnny was able to make contacts in the Mayors office and had a direct line to Gil Hill, the Head of the Homicide Department at Detroit PD. Click here to take a moment and familiarize yourself with our Community Guidelines. Detroit 'Empire': Rap boss attracts DEA scrutiny. DETROIT Feds have charged 19 Detroit men in connection with drug crimes, and in one indictment, they broke down how the Its Just Us gang initiated its members, operated stash houses, moved guns and drugs, and even gained control of restaurants and bars while creating a climate of fear on the east side. Former Detroit Kingpin: Doc Davis | Original Gangsters, a True Crime According to the indictment, IJU is also known as 458," Young N Turnt, YNT, 25," Block Kings and BK." If you need help with the Public File, call (313) 222-0566. The numbers included among these nicknames come from the letters that correspond with telephone keypad numbers, officials said. maintained a delivery service to more easily connect with their patients also supplying home health aids in Paducah. %PDF-1.4 He had a deep understanding of street politics and he knew how to exploit certain very complex and dangerous angles and use them to his advantage.. One night, Pig Triplett, a BMF member I knew from back home, called and was like, "Come on, sis, were going to Magic City." I ended up doing seven and a half. Brown had access to vast sums of cash after creating the rap label. I grew up down the street from Marlon Welch. Oct. 25, 2018: Davis and another member talked on Facebook about the prices of handguns they were selling, officials said. She was absolutely right, so I pulled myself together. He was convicted and sentenced to 10 years in federal prison. Since she got out in 2016, Davis has published a book chronicling her journey, The High Price I Had To Pay 4, started a lifestyle and female-empowerment brand called FreePrettyGirls, and was cast in season three of the BET reality show, From The Bottom. Informant America: The Gangsterization of Detroit Cathy wasnt arrested, but named as an unindicted co-conspirator in the case, which mapped out her husbands airtight control of numerous Eastside drug houses and increase in power and territory acquisition after the incarceration of Butch Jones and Le Roy Buttrum. We got busted in a sting set up by one of my drivers. I was surrounded by the lifestyle. The funny thing about that time is that a lot of guys who made major paper, guys like Little Man and Big Man, were considerably less well-known to the public than the guys who had these big personalities and were in all the headlines but didnt hold a candle to cats like the Curry boys when it came to hustling, Boyd said. Agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration, acting on a tip, arrested Davis last September in Ann Arbor and . This account has been lightly edited and condensed for clarity. Thats how I was introduced to Wonnie. March 22, 2016: Davis sold heroin to an undercover officer in Parkersburg, West Virginia, according to the indictment. Big Man was out front, a little more outgoing and willing to engage with people outside their inner-circle. Dec. 12, 2015: Luther Peterson possessed heroin and $396 in Jackson, the indictment claims. Privacy Policy. On March 6, 2018, Duane Peterson choked and repeatedly punched someone inside the Liquor Island convenience store in Detroit, officials said. I was around Big Meech and Southwest T from a young age, but I never knew they were as big as they were when I was a kid. Underworld legend Doc Davis joined the Original Gangsters Podcast in studio! They were asking where Wonnie was. They kept asking us who we called over to start shooting at them. "K{^wssE?_HRD^&z=:=nWU}Si67"u#x.Af` MN'tCCm{lug_qJVoM;m:`k+aj 55-tg^A] LLS~(slwjmw~OgFUkO`5\p470H\tx?xr6VTb33J@)8=ITxFZe1;*`W_T_t2KNo+.#%Z:qv2! +\&GeIozgvWA3hB&B\@9StvrO,\E{OZi+y\=5Z6*&,WXvLKV:a? Davis, the daughter of legendary street hustler and the girlfriend of a notorious drug dealer, was no novice to street life. Akia Brown is a real estate agent, motivational speaker and author. IJU members convicted in the case have to forfeit money or property gained through the operation, officials said. Operations within the Curry organization were significantly aided by Johnnys influential contacts outside the drug industry. Davis Drugs - Paducah, KY Janard Thomas is charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, possession with the intent to distribute controlled substances -- aiding and abetting and three counts of distribution of controlled substances -- aiding and abetting. Number: (313) 234-4310 MAY (DETROIT) - Three individuals from metro-Detroit were convicted of violating various federal drug laws in a massive drug ring that trafficked hundreds of kilograms of heroin and cocaine, and thousands of pounds of marijuana in metro-Detroit, announced United States Attorney Barbara L. McQuade. April 17, 2018: Dionne Peterson got a text from another IJU member that a drug house in West Virginia was being searched and IJU members had been arrested, according to officials. Minus the flashy handle and juvenile preening, the press didnt want to write about the Currys. The Cadillac was registered to Browns wife, Akia, according to the DEA. Wonnie ended up dying in prison from an asthma attack just over a year later. Davis had hung out around the stepson of another BMF figure, Terry Southwest T Flenory, and got to know his brother Demetrius Big Meech Flenory shortly after arriving in Atlanta in the summer of 2000. That was the way he acted and those were the type of girls he dated and people he hung around with. I went to private school. I say practically because he wound up getting busted, but only after he stayed around probably a good five years longer than he should have. Cathy testified under oath in 1992 that Hill tipped her and Curry off in 1986 about their home telephone being bugged by federal surveillance experts. Detroit A prominent Detroit music mogul allegedly is one of the largest heroin dealers in the Midwest and using his rap label to launder drug money, according to sealed federal court records. My dads business, which I really didnt know anything about until later, afforded me a lot of nice things early in life. Mafia. Agents learned the rent for the Skokie home was being paid for via money orders. May 15, 2017: Another IJU member had more than 75 grams of crack cocaine, 260 grams of fentanyl-laced heroin, manufacturing and packaging materials and two firearms with extended magazines at his home in Jackson, the federal indictment says. In 2010, Brown was released from his prison sentence. Duane Peterson was the leader of the operation, officials said. The home is owned by Akia Browns property management company and is the address on Brian Browns drivers license, according to Warren property records and the search warrant affidavit. But it was as a college studentwhen she dated Deron "Wonnie" Gatling, a power player in the iconic Black Mafia Family (BMF)that she started on a path toward her own notoriety. The gang helped members and associates obstruct and hinder authorities to avoid prosecution, federal officials said. At the time, Richard was instructed by the FBI to infiltrate the Curry organization, and he did exactly that, gathering intelligence regarding their criminal activities and their drug empire. 5 0 obj Being supplied by local wholesale moguls Arthur AD Derrick and Sam Doc Curry (no relation), the Currys had an endless supply of powdery goodness that they cut and sold for an estimated $200,000,000 over the next three years. Later, Johnny also admitted to bribing Gil Hill in order to hinder a homicide investigation. To see my mom crying and for her to have to go through that was a tremendous blow. 1 shot-caller for the entire non-Muslim Black prison. The Colombo Welcome Home Committee Has Reason To Celebrate, Old-Timer "Joe Monte" Returns To NY Mob Following 30-Yr. Prison Bid. Brandi Davis, 36, grew up around the drug game in Detroit. A few weeks later, in August 2014, the Altima was back at the home in Skokie before returning to California. For more information, please see our Johnny was released from prison after serving 14 of the 20 years. April 17, 2018: An IJU member and an associate had 129 grams of fentanyl-laced heroin vacuum sealed in a magnetic box affixed to the back bumper of the car, police said. Detroit is a hustling town and I was used to being around those kind of dudes. Jeffrey Taylor, 40, pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, distribution of cocaine . Investigators tracked the alleged drug trafficker to a hotel next to Detroit Metropolitan Airport in Romulus days later. Rap mogul stays out of jail amid heroin investigation. <> Eventually Doc became a fugitive and was on the top 10 most wanted list. Their story didnt have enough glitz and glamour. The Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970, passed by a Democratic-controlled Congress and signed by President Richard Nixon, channeled huge resources to Detroit and other major American cities and ramped up street-level narcotics enforcement during this era.