Federal Officials Announce the Filing of Criminal Charges Against Bloods Street Gang in Harrisburg

Martin C. Carlson, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania; Janice Fedaryck, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation; Ed Marsico, Jr., Dauphin County District Attorney; Chief Charles Keller, Harrisburg Bureau of Police, and Chief Robert Martin, Susquehanna Township Police, jointly announced today that a grand jury has charged eight people in an indictment with conspiring to organize a sect of the “Bloods” street gang in Harrisburg. The eight individuals charged were Dion Johnson, a/k/a “Sosa,” age 23 of Harrisburg; Felix Collazo age 24 of Harrisburg; Alexander Figueroa, a/k/a “Mac” or “Machiavelli,” age 33 of Harrisburg; Jonathan Riley, a/k/a “Sylent Shine,” age 22 of Harrisburg; Candy Perez age 19 of Susquehanna Township; Jasmine Davis age 19 of Harrisburg; Isaiah Chase, a/k/a “Base,” age 22 of Harrisburg; and Tommy Phillips, a/k/a “L.T,” age 21 of Harrisburg.

According to U.S. Attorney Carlson, the individuals conspired to organize a Blood set in Harrisburg and in furtherance of this conspiracy committed robberies affecting interstate commerce, carjacking, and weapons offenses. The investigation began when members robbed an individual at gunpont on January 17, 2009, confined him in the trunk of his own car and drove him through the City of Harrisburg. The conspirators used his ATM card at various locations before leaving him locked in the trunk on a night when temperatures dropped to 10 degrees. The investigation revealed that the crime was committed by Blood members who were actively attempting to expand operations within the Harrisburg area.

This case is part of on-going cooperation between the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Harrisburg Bureau of Police into violent criminal activities in the Harrisburg area. This case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Michael Consiglio.

An Indictment or Information is not evidence of guilt but simply a description of the charge made by the Grand Jury and/or United States Attorney against a defendant. A charged Defendant is presumed innocent until a jury returns a unanimous finding that the United States has proven the defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt or until the defendant has pled guilty to the charges.

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