Find Law, caselaw.findlaw.com/tn-supreme-court/1679739.html, Learn how and when to remove this template message, "National Gang Threat Assessment 2009 - Appendix B. [citation needed], The Gangster Disciples are active in 110 cities and in 31 states, predominantly in the Midwestern and Southeastern United States. While imprisoned, Hoover was in regular correspondence with his gang. * Last entry, 13 Feb 74 for possession of marijuana and fictitious license plates (3 days in jail, and $100 fine, Judge Murphy). * David Lee Barksdale arrested for resisting arrest on 7 May 70, discharged on 10 Mar 71 (JudgeÂ. /Black P Stones in the city.  This even involved the BGDs even becoming the new dominating force over the drug trade after the Stones ran it for nearly 20 years. Starting in the late 1980s and escalating in the early 1990s, the Gangster Disciples were operating highly sophisticated crack cocaine operations in the Robert Taylor Homes, Cabrini Green high rise and low rises, Dearborn mid-rises and the Stateway Gardens.  The GDs ran the majority of the buildings within these public housing complexes and began a $100,000,000 a year crack cocaine operation just in Cabrini Green alone.  Soldiers in the organization worked around the clock 24 hours a day serving crack cocaine as they worked in shifts.  The GDs ran public housing project buildings with an iron fist as they had armed security that even patted down residents as they came home, GDs also imposed a curfew on residents after hours so they could control the drug trade more efficiently during peak hours which was later at nights.  Rules were very strict, especially in Cabrini Green where Gangsters were ordered to meet in the courtyard each night to do exercises just like in the military.  There was no tolerance for disobeying any rules and refusing to work your shifts or members were severely beaten or even killed for refusing to do security.  GDs were heavily armed in the public housing projects with automatic weapons as they patrolled the project hallways.  The drug sales in the public housing developments gave the Gangster Disciples a massive boost in the overall growth and developing of their organization.  The GDs took advantage of the City and CHAs lack of interest in the public housing high rises.  There were young kids living in the projects poor and struggling in life, the GDs recruited them and turned them into soldiers that were paid and fed while no one else cared.  Drug addicts had already taken over the projects since the 1960s, the GDs were there to feed their need and all this was neglected by the city, it makes you wonder who really is the bad guy, the city and police neglected these developments and the GDs came in to a place no one cared about.Â, Before the demolition of the Cabrini Green and Robert Taylor Homes housing projects in the 1990s and 2000s, the GDs were pulling in well over $100 million dollars in drug profits on a yearly basis in these buildings (for more details see my Cabrini Green and Robert Taylor histories).  The organization eventually swelled to over 35,000 members.Â. On May 7, 1969 two Supreme Gangsters Gregory Sanders and Ronald Vandergrift were shot at by Black P Stones at the corner of 69th and Halsted in the Englewood neighborhood.  At the intersection of 69thand Green at address 817 West 69th Street (old shrimp shop no longer there) between 1:30 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. Ronald Vandergrift came across Lonnie King and Charlie “Stone” Smith who were two members of the Double Six Kings which was a Black P Stone gang.  Vandergrift knew LonnieÂ,  so he began walking and talking with him as they walked toward 69th and Halsted.  Lonnie started telling Ronald that he did not belong around there and to stop coming around that neighborhood because Ronald was a Supreme Gangster.  Lonnie had no idea about the Gangster and BPSÂ,  and somehow Ronald could not convince him of it.  Charlie “Stone” Smith then came around the corner and joined Lonnie in telling Ronald he did not belong around there and to keep his Gangsters out.  Charlie wasÂ, ruthless about it and only said it one time then yanked out his revolver and shot at Ronald two times striking him once in the groin area in his inner left thigh.  After Ronald wasÂ,  he ran to the other side of the street, Felix Murry and Gregory SandersÂ, .  Ronald did not get far because of his wound and fell between two cars.  Felix Murry then came to help Ronald and as the two men took off,  King and Smith kept shooting at them and grazed Murry.  The two men ran two blocks away to the corner of 68th and Green and that is where they met up with Charles Hoover at the family home of Larry Hoover.  The two were then taken to the hospital and were treated for their wounds.  The hospital called the Police about the fact they were shot but both men declined pressing any charges or naming their assailants according to court documents.  On May 9th at about 4 p.m.  Charles Hoover was at the corner of 68th and Halsted and saw the shooters Lonnie King and Charlie Smith.  King and Smith told Hoover they were sorry and that they did not know Hoover and the Supreme Gangsters wereÂ, .  On May 11th Vandergrift, King, Murry, Smith, Charles Hoover and some others attended a “reconciliation meeting” at the Black P Stone headquarters where the shooting was declared an accidentÂ,  the shooters did not know Supreme Gangsters were nowÂ,  according to court documents.  Black P Stone Ranger chiefs were the judges in this meeting.  In June 1969 Ronald Vandergrift was picked up by CPD for jumping bail, Marijuana possession and two charges of aggravated battery according to court documents.  Vandergrift made a deal with CPD and decided to testify all about the shooting and now press charges in exchange for leniency for his crimes.  He also came to this decision because by then the Supreme Gangsters hadÂ, and were now merged with the Disciples (People v. Smith, ILLINOIS APPELLATE COURT FIRST DISTRICT (2ND DIVISION)).   ThisÂ. In the summer of 1991, BGDs gunned down Mickey Bull.  After that happened the Black Disciples got revenge on August 7, 1991 by gunning down multiple members of the BGDs in Englewood.  After this shooting a group of BGDs from 66,  Street started calling themselves “Gangster Disciples” dropping the “B” or “Black” out of their name.  This was the beginning of BGDs transitioning the being just knows asÂ, As this violent between BGDs and BDs ensued in 1991, Larry Hoover was trying to demonstrate to many of his members the “Growth and Development” ways.  The name was slightly changed leaving out the “Better” part that was part of the original 1987 plan, this was another step toward “GD” becoming the new ways, however, Growth and Development had nothing to do with the name change or the violence it was purely coincidental because the initials of Growth and Development were “GD” and that certain section on 66, Between 1991 to 1993, the wars between BGDs and BDs was so severe that members of each gang couldn’t hardly walk around the neighborhood without getting shot at by each other.  It was almost like you couldn’t even move a muscle. Â, During this time more and more Englewood BGDs began to call themselves “GDs” and more were dropping the “B.”, In 1993, the BDs and BGDs reached some peace but it only lasted a year or two then war became permanent. Â, This was also the year that Growth and Development became official and was publicly released.  This was also the year that BGDs officially became “Gangster Disciples.”  Some members still used BGD until 1994 including Gator that went before the White House in January of 1994 and spoke about “Better Growth and Development.”, By 1993, the Gangsters Disciples were trying a new political move known as “21st Century V.O.T.E” which was an attempt to get Gangster Disciple members into politics.  To the public it was meant to help rehab neighborhoods and bring about positiveÂ,  but critics and law enforcement saw it as a way to help expand Gangster Disciple illegal operations.  At that same time in 1993 Larry Hoover was trying to get out of prison and was up for parole.  Over 10,000 members of the Gangsters Disciples gathered at a large picnic in Kankakee Illinois where Larry Hoover gave a speech (not live) to all the GDs there.  He further expanded on “GrowthÂ,  Development” which was the new term Larry Hoover wanted to use to replace the Gangsters Disciples term. Â,  Development concepts were to help GDs better themselves and to help better their community instead of fueling the problems that existed in their neighborhoods.  Afterward there was a flood of letters to Governor Jim Ryan pleading with him to allow the parole of Larry Hoover; however, Larry Hoover was denied parole.  Things only got worse in 1995 when the Chicago Police launched “Operation Headache” which took down 39 high ranking members of the Gangsters Disciples including Larry Hoover and Andrew Howard who had been on parole since 1992.  Larry Hoover was brought up on several drug conspiracy charges that dated all the way back to 1970 which was the time when the GDs started to operate a major drug cartel mostly of Cocaine and Heroin.  Hoover and several of his top Generals and Lieutenants were being arraigned on charges of supplying small time dealers, extorting money and running their own drug cartel that was worth millions of dollars.  By the end of the trials in 1997 Larry Hoover was transferred to United States Penitentiary Administrative Maximum Facility in Florence, Colorado which is a superÂ.

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