Bounty Hunter Bloods
| Founded | 1969 |
|---|---|
| Founding location | Watts, Los Angeles, California |
| Years active | 1969-present |
| Territory | Nickerson Gardens |
| Ethnicity | African-American |
| Membership | 2050+ |
| Criminal activities | Murder, Assault, Drug trafficking, Arms trafficking, Smuggling, Robbery |
| Allies | PJ Watts Crips, Hacienda Village Bloods |
| Rivals | Grape Street Watts Crips (gang), Rollin' 30s Harlem Crips, MS-13, Westside Pirus |
The Bounty Hunter Bloods aka East side Bounty Hunter Blood Gang is a Bloods set that started in 1969 in the Watts section of Los Angeles. Originally known as the Green Jackets, it is believed that Gary Barker was very influential during the Bounty Hunters' beginnings. Bobby Jack was also one of the founding members. The Bell Haven Bounty Hunters formed around 1978 to the west of Central Avenue.
Around 1981, Renee McGowen began the lot Bounty Hunters. Over time have formed the following subsets; Lot Boys, Block Boys, Bell Haven. Their main area, which is in the Nickerson Gardens housing project is 108th Street (north) to Imperial (south) between Compton Ave (east) on Central Avenue (west).
Covering an area of 6.54 square kilometers of territory, the Bounty Hunter Bloods are one of the larger Black gangs in Watts.
On 2011, eleven members of the Bounty Hunter Bloods street gang pleaded guilty for their roles supporting a criminal racketeering enterprise that engaged in murders, attempted murders, armed robberies, assaults, and narcotics trafficking. Dearnta LaVon Thomas, one of the leaders of the gang was sentenced to 15 years in prison. This case was investigated by the FBI and the Portsmouth Police Department. Assistant United States Attorneys William Muhr and V. Kathleen Dougherty prosecuted the case on behalf of the United States.[1][2]
References
- ↑ Last Two of 11 Bounty Hunter Bloods/Nine Tech Gangsters Convicted published by fbi.gov
- ↑ Bounty Hunter Bloods leader from Portsmouth gets 15 years in prison published by hamptonroads.com