Ray Tierney, Suffolk County District Attorney, announced that a fierce Long Island street gang was taken down on Thursday.
A total of 31 members of the “Bloodhound Brim” gang faced a 103-count indictment, with charges ranging from 18 shootings — one of which led to the death of a Long Island school teacher —three armed robberies, and possession of 12 illegal weapons, Tierney said. Kimberly Midgette, 44, was killed in front of her 10-year-old daughter in April 2023.
The investigation that began in 2022, covered 34 separate incidents, Tierney said.
According to the indictment, those charged are reportedly members and associates of the Bloodhound Brim, or “BHB,” street gang, the DA said.
The Bloodhound Brim gang is a criminal enterprise that operates mainly in the greater New York area, and is a faction of the Bloods street gang, which operates nationwide. The gang was founded in 2005 by Latique Johnson, also known as “La Brim,” who was sentenced to 30 years in prison in 2019 for racketeering and related offenses.
The members of BHB adhere to a strict oath, commandments, rules, and hierarchy led by Johnson, and communicated through local Long Island leaders, Jussiah Herbert, also known as “Lokko,” and Oumar Barry, also known as “Dollo,” Tierney said.
The final takedown is a result of collaboration with Assistant District Attorneys of the Violent Criminal Enterprise Bureau, who, over the course of the almost two years, executed more than 100 search warrants into residences, vehicles, and digital sources to gather evidence and intelligence about members and associates of BHB, Tierney said.
Also working in collaboration with members of the Nassau County Police Department, Southampton Town Police Department, United States Department of Homeland Security, United States Marshals Service, and the Federal Bureau of Prisons, the investigation revealed the “sprawling and extensive” criminal conduct allegedly committed by members of BHB dating back to August, 2021, Tierney said.
The investigation culminated in a five-month grand jury presentation charging members and associates of BHB with three separate conspiracies, including conspiracies to commit murder, criminal possession of a weapon, and robbery, the DA said.
The indictment further charges 34 separate criminal incidents dating back to August 2021, including 18 shootings, three armed robberies, narcotics sales, the grand larceny of two vehicles, and resulting in the recovery of 12 illegal firearms, Tierney said.
