The gang members are charged in a 50-count indictment with racketeering and other crimes, Attorney General Jennifer Davenport said. Justice Chambers, a 25-year-old Trenton resident and leader of the gang, is charged with murder, four attempted murders, assaults, weapons offenses, conspiracy, and being a leader of organized crime, Davenport said.
On Sunday, April 9, 2023, Jhosse Tolentino, a high ranking member of the gang, was killed, Davenport said. Following his death, the OutSouf gang committed multiple violent incidents – called “drills” – to avenge Tolentino’s death, including murdering “T.F.” in August 2023 and “B.L.” in September 2023, Davenport said. The murders were carried out by lower-level members to obtain rank within the gang, Davenport said.
.Law enforcement officials identified a distinct pattern that OutSouf members used when conducting a drill. Members obtained firearms; they used vehicles, sometimes stolen and sometimes swapping license plates to thwart law enforcement detection; they shot at rivals or other Trenton residents in rival territory; and OutSouf members then took credit for the violence via social media or through a publicized rap video, Davenport said….