BOSTON – A federal indictment was unsealed today against seven members and associates of the Boston-based Columbia Point Dawgs and Johnston Road gangs and their associates for firearm and drug charges. A federal complaint was also filed against an eighth defendant for being a felon in possession of ammunition. One defendant is currently on pre-trial release for a pending state murder case.
According to charging documents and a release from the Massachusetts Department of Justice, from at least January 2025 through on or about April 21, 2026, four of the defendants, Raughn Williams, a/k/a “Pancho;” Champion Brown, a/k/a “Champ,” a/k/a “C. Brown;” William Brown, a/k/a “EBK;” and Jillian Karabello, conspired to engage in the business of dealing in firearms without the required license. Williams is also charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm. It is alleged that these four defendants sold 18 firearms to an undercover agent and cooperating witness during the investigation, including numerous high-powered rifles and tactical rifles with extended clips (pictured below). It is also alleged that the firearms these defendants sold during the investigation included a Glock pistol with an obliterated serial number and a machinegun conversion device (MCD) attached, four additional MCDs, and another high-powered rifle.
A federal search warrant was executed today at Champion Brown’s apartment where approximately 21 switches and five firearms were recovered. Two of the firearms were AR style pistols and two had obliterated serial numbers. One firearm had a switch attached to it…