MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Fourteen members of the Traveling Vice Lords/Junk Yard Dogs street gang have been sentenced in federal court after convictions in connection to a 2020 gang war in western Tennessee.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the gang members participated in a series of attempted murders and murders of rival gang members throughout a gang war in the summer of 2020.
It was determined that five separate shootings across Fayette County and Hardeman County were connected to the war.
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The 14 gang members were convicted of crimes under the Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act.
“These defendants were members of a violent gang who threatened the safety and security of communities throughout West Tennessee,” said United States Attorney Ritz. “Now they will be serving significant time, in some cases, life, in federal prison. This office will continue to work with our federal, state, and local law enforcement partners to bring gang members and trigger-pullers to justice.”