The leader of the Blood-affiliated “Sex Money Murder” gang received five life sentences on Friday after being apprehended earlier this year, according to the Florida Attorney General’s office.
According to state officials, the guy, Hernando Thompson, Jr., 36, of Orlando, was convicted in a Polk County trial in January for his leadership position in the gang.
After only an hour of deliberation, the jury convicted Thompson of racketeering, conspiracy to conduct racketeering, and three counts of directing criminal gang activity.
“This criminal led a violent, Bloods-affiliated gang that treated crime like a business—a business of robberies, drive-by shootings, and violence against children,” Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier stated. “This dangerous criminal deserved every minute of his sentence, and our prosecutors delivered… This violent criminal orchestrator will spend the rest of his life and any other life he may come across behind bars.”
According to investigators, Thompson led all gang operations in Florida, although he avoided directly or publicly engaging in illegal behavior to avoid jail time.
State officials also concluded that he is the last outstanding gang member in this case.
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