Two men were sentenced to 50 years in prison for a gang-related murder, the Department of Justice said.
Edward Allen, 42, also known as E-Money, and Deandre Rodgers, 29, popularly known as Dre, were members of the Unknown Vice Lords/Ghost Mob.
The criminal organization held territory in Memphis, Arkansas, and Mississippi.
A confirmed trial on January 10, 2019, revealed that the Supreme Elite Chief of the Unknown Vice Lords and his lover were assassinated in broad daylight.
According to the DOJ, the gang initially suspected a rival gang was responsible for the murders, but subsequently realized it was one of their own who assassinated their leader and vowed to retaliate.
On January 14, 2019, Allen and Rodgers obtained guns from another gang member, 41-year-old Vincent Grant, also known as V-Slash. The following morning, the three and one other person drove the victim to the back of an apartment complex, where Allen and Rodgers shot and killed him.
Grant was charged and convicted in a separate trial. He was convicted of causing death with the use of a firearm during and in relation to a violent crime, specifically murder in aid of racketeering. He was sentenced to 24 years in prison.
Allen and Rodgers were convicted of causing death with the use of a firearm during and in relation to a violent crime, specifically murder in aid of racketeering.
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