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Welcome back, everybody. Today we're going to be looking at
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a new story. On September 22nd, Sangamon County State Attorney
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announced that a grand jury had charged 23 people tied
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to two Springfield Street Gang squad, which is short for
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Shoot Quick, Avoid Death, and BP, or Boss Playas, with
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racketeering conspiracy under illinois street gang and rico statute the
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indictment stretches from august 2024 to september of this year
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2026 and treats the groups as criminal enterprises when purpose
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whose purpose was violence revenge and reputation six people are
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dead across four homicide investigations one of them tragically was
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nine the most devastating alleged act is the october 9th
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triple homicide prosecutor said it was a home invasion that
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followed an earlier burglary of drugs from a rival crew
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Cash Russell was killed along with two adults. The FBI
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later posted a $ 25, 000 reward for the child's death. That
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was one of them. That case sat in the public
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record for a year before the new enterprise charges connected
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it to a longer pattern. The pattern as charged is
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grimly sequential. On September 29, 2024, Tully Palmer was shot
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14 times after an earlier clash with the opposing set. Um...
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On January 8th, 2026, Barry and Sanders was killed. On
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January 4th, LaJervius Smith of 2025 was killed. Two days
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after Sanders died on January 8th, prosecutors say four masked
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members in a stolen car were rolling with fully automatic
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weapons and extended magazines, hunting for payback. Those are the
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overt acts the state uses to prove the conspiracy was
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more than loose affiliation. Illinois RICO carries up to 30 years.
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If a defendant's conduct resulted in death, life was on
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the table. All 23 named adults are charged with a
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conspiracy count. Fifteen face additional charges. A 16-year-old is charged
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in the enterprise but was not among the 23 formerly indicted.
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Twelve defendants were already in Sangamon or Macon County custody
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or serving Illinois Department of Corrections when the papers dropped. Um...
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So Springfield Police framed the case as partnership work with
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state attorneys, city police, and therefore the charging theory is
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more interesting. Each gang, the indictment says, used violence to
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protect itself, its members, and its associates from the rival
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gang to exact revenge and to elevate standing and reputation.
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That last clause is the forensic psychology hook. Reputation is
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not a side effect. In this alleged economy, it is
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the product. That's it for now.
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Welcome back, everybody. Today we're going to be looking at
2
00:00:03.089 --> 00:00:11.320
a new story. On September 22nd, Sangamon County State Attorney
3
00:00:13.080 --> 00:00:18.359
announced that a grand jury had charged 23 people tied
4
00:00:18.379 --> 00:00:22.960
to two Springfield Street Gang squad, which is short for
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00:00:23.019 --> 00:00:27.449
Shoot Quick, Avoid Death, and BP, or Boss Playas, with
6
00:00:27.510 --> 00:00:32.070
racketeering conspiracy under illinois street gang and rico statute the
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00:00:32.090 --> 00:00:36.240
indictment stretches from august 2024 to september of this year
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00:00:36.240 --> 00:00:39.920
2026 and treats the groups as criminal enterprises when purpose
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00:00:40.020 --> 00:00:43.240
whose purpose was violence revenge and reputation six people are
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00:00:43.259 --> 00:00:47.060
dead across four homicide investigations one of them tragically was
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00:00:47.119 --> 00:00:50.039
nine the most devastating alleged act is the october 9th
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00:00:50.079 --> 00:00:53.340
triple homicide prosecutor said it was a home invasion that
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00:00:53.399 --> 00:00:55.979
followed an earlier burglary of drugs from a rival crew
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00:00:57.359 --> 00:01:01.119
Cash Russell was killed along with two adults. The FBI
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00:01:01.149 --> 00:01:05.250
later posted a $ 25, 000 reward for the child's death. That
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was one of them. That case sat in the public
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record for a year before the new enterprise charges connected
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it to a longer pattern. The pattern as charged is
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grimly sequential. On September 29, 2024, Tully Palmer was shot
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14 times after an earlier clash with the opposing set. Um...
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On January 8th, 2026, Barry and Sanders was killed. On
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January 4th, LaJervius Smith of 2025 was killed. Two days
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after Sanders died on January 8th, prosecutors say four masked
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members in a stolen car were rolling with fully automatic
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weapons and extended magazines, hunting for payback. Those are the
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00:01:46.719 --> 00:01:49.019
overt acts the state uses to prove the conspiracy was
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more than loose affiliation. Illinois RICO carries up to 30 years.
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If a defendant's conduct resulted in death, life was on
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the table. All 23 named adults are charged with a
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conspiracy count. Fifteen face additional charges. A 16-year-old is charged
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in the enterprise but was not among the 23 formerly indicted.
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Twelve defendants were already in Sangamon or Macon County custody
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or serving Illinois Department of Corrections when the papers dropped. Um...
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So Springfield Police framed the case as partnership work with
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state attorneys, city police, and therefore the charging theory is
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00:02:22.639 --> 00:02:29.490
more interesting. Each gang, the indictment says, used violence to
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protect itself, its members, and its associates from the rival
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gang to exact revenge and to elevate standing and reputation.
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That last clause is the forensic psychology hook. Reputation is
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not a side effect. In this alleged economy, it is
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the product. That's it for now.
