Chapter 834 Street gang revenge?
A reply soon came from the FBI Little Rock office. Although no similar tattoo was found in the Arkansas tattoo database, an agent in charge of local gangs recognized it as a gang active in Memphis, Tennessee. , occasionally seen in Arkansas.
Memphis is one of the most important cities in the south-central United States. It is located at the junction of the three states of Arkansas, Tennessee and Mississippi. When it comes to this city, people who know a little bit about the history of this country can think of many familiar keys. word.
The largest cotton and slave distribution center and trading market in the United States in the 19th century, it now has the busiest cargo airport in the United States and is the headquarters of Federal Express Company (FedEx).
At the same time, this is also the birthplace of blues, soul, and rock music. It is the Jerusalem in the eyes of music fans and the former residence of Elvis Presley. In addition, the famous Martin Luther King died here in an assassination.
And, of course, there's the Memphis Zoo, which is notorious for its mistreatment of Cute Pummel.
According to the tattoo recognized by the waitress in the restaurant, it can be confirmed that the two gang members belong to a Latino gang called the "Seven Street Vipers Gang".
In a place like Memphis, which is ruled by dark-skinned gangs, the Latino-dominated street gangs like the "Seven Street Vipers" can only be regarded as small, low-income gangs. Alice found it easily. Related information.
"Louis Trevino, the boss of the Seventh Street Vipers, was convicted of extortion last month."
"Isn't this right?" Jubal was a little confused. , "We went through all the case information provided by the District Attorney's Office last night. Has anyone seen the name Luis Trevino?"
Everyone shook their heads in unison, and Aubrey replied, "Forget about Luis Trevino, I have never heard of the name 'Seventh Street Vipers.'"
"That's because this is a federal case. , the press briefing was issued just last Thursday," Alice read as she found a report about the press conference.
"Federal officials would like to thank the St. Francis County District Attorney's Office for its assistance in the investigation of this case."
"Sounds like a clear motive?" Aubrey He raised his eyebrows.
Jie Jie also nodded and said, "So this case was successfully convicted with the help of those three assistant prosecutors, and that press conference also made the people of the 'Seventh Street Viper Gang' clear about the instigator. His identity and motivation are indeed quite sufficient.”
Alice's fingers continued to move on the tablet, "The problem is that Luis Trevino is currently being held in the Federal Detention Center in Forrest pending appeal, and has been there since he was arrested."
"Maybe he arranged for his subordinates outside the prison to do it?" Hannah shrugged and said without surprise. There were too many such things.
"How is it done? Visiting is prohibited until the final judgment is made, right? All call records will also be monitored." Clay was a little confused.
Jubal shook his head, "But the call with the lawyer will not be monitored. It is common for gang bosses to use lawyers to remotely control their subordinates in prisons. I will apply for a search warrant. Who is willing to make a trip? Prison? "
Aubrey and Clay volunteered. Compared to others, they have experienced the fewest cases. Running more errands is definitely a good thing and can increase experience points.
The search warrant came out quickly, and as soon as the judge heard it was related to the murder of three assistant district attorneys, he approved it without hesitation.
Two hours later, Aubrey and Clay rushed back to the bar and handed a USB flash drive to Alice.
Aubrey looked a little excited, "All the call recordings of Luis Trevino after he was imprisoned are in it. The last call between him and his lawyer was the day before yesterday, that is, three assistant prosecutors The morning of the murder."
"Then let's start with the recording." Alice inserted the USB drive into her laptop, opened it, and a bunch of audio files appeared, and she clicked on the first one.
A voice with a slight Latino accent came first, "Why did my appeal take so long?"
Then came a voice with a slight southern accent, "Are you kidding? I have said before that I will not help you submit any documents to the court until I get the compensation I deserve. I am a lawyer, right?" You're working for free, Luis."
"Okay, okay, I understand, let my brother-in-law answer the phone," the Latino accent said lazily.
Obviously, the lawyer was not the only one on the other end of the phone. The other party took advantage of the loopholes in the confidentiality principle.
"It sounds like this is not the first time they have done this." Clay's experience value increased by one. It turns out that as long as he gets a lawyer, people in the prison can communicate with the outside world at will, and they don't have to worry about the contents of the call being leaked. .
Of course, doing this is very risky for lawyers. Once discovered, the lawyer's license can easily be revoked. What follows is a conversation in Spanish, the second most spoken language in the United States because it is spoken by the majority of immigrants from Mexico and Latin America.
Everyone present can understand simple Spanish conversations, so there is no need for additional translation.
“Hi, brother!”
“Listen Javier, my lawyer wants money.”
“He has a good idea.”
"No, we should give it to him, and give him more, he deserves it."
The conversation was very brief and ended in less than 20 seconds. Hannah said with some confusion, "He deserves it." ? Didn’t his lawyer lose the case?”
Jubal shook his head and said, “No, this is a code word. Luis Trevino didn’t really ask his brother-in-law to pay the lawyer. He killed the lawyer. "
"So they were indeed communicating in this way, so was the order to kill the three assistant prosecutors also issued?" Clay analyzed.
Alice sighed, "It's possible, but there are at least hundreds of call recordings in it. I need some time to analyze them one by one."
"Don't worry, can you find out the identity of Luis Trevino's brother-in-law? The guy he calls Javier." Jack asked.
"This is not difficult. They also brought back the visitor records of the prison. Let me take a look." Alice stopped clicking on the next audio file and opened a form instead.
"Javier Peretz, lives in Madison, not far from Memphis."
Jack patted the holster on his waist, "Bring your equipment, let's go visit Look at this brother-in-law.”
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"Louis Trevino's lawyer is Scott Thomas, a 45-year-old partner in a small law firm. He has a poor reputation in the local area and often provides legal services to gang members.
< br>I contacted his partner, and no one has seen him since yesterday afternoon. In addition, I just checked all the call recordings and found no calls related to the murder of the three assistant prosecutors."
"Thank you Alice." Jubal hung up the phone and looked at the people who were checking the firearms.
At this time they had arrived in the small town of Madison, and a bungalow not far away was the home of the gang leader, Luis Trevino's brother-in-law, Javier Peretz.
According to information provided by the Little Rock office, he is the second in command of the "Seventh Street Vipers Gang" and his most trusted thug.
"I thought a guy like this would live in a slum with informants everywhere." Clay put on his bulletproof vest and looked in the direction of the bungalow with some disdain.
"They are just ordinary small street gangs, not a well-funded drug cartel. Fraud, robbery, and threats of violence to collect protection fees are their main businesses." Hannah helped Jiejie tighten her bulletproof vest. Straps.
Jack also added, "Don't forget that there are also selling illegal liquor and A goods. Shooting in the street is usually not their habit, assassination is. Making a person disappear is much more low-key than a public attack. It's also It’s not easy to trigger a large-scale investigation.”
“So you think the ‘Seventh Street Viper Gang’ is not the real culprit?” Jiejie followed his lead and began to check her SIG Sauer P320-XTen. The recoil of this sidearm was a bit too strong for her, and it took her a while to get used to it.
“It’s hard to say, but you’re right to follow the clues. At least they do have the motive for committing the crime.” Seeing that it was getting dark, Jack simply arranged the division of labor among the six people.
"Clay and Jubal will be responsible for the side door, Aubrey and Hannah will block the back door, and Jie Jie and I will make some noise at the front door and try to get him out of the house."
This is not a gang. den, so there is no need to engage in a big battle. Everyone wears soft bulletproof vests and carry guns. The main purpose is to capture each other alive as much as possible to extract confessions.
(End of this chapter)