There are 6 article(s) tagged Unknown Vice Lords:

• February 2026

  • Two ‘high-ranking’ Memphis gang members convicted for killing one of their own

    “This successful federal prosecution has significantly disrupted the leadership of the UVL street gang here in Memphis,” said U.S. Attorney Michael Dunavant.

    By Aarron Fleming February 18, 2026

• September 2025

  • New federal charges target Ghost Mob again

    A new federal racketeering indictment unsealed Thursday in Memphis federal accuses six alleged Ghost Mob gang members of conspiracy to murder and attempted murder in the aid of racketeering for a 2020 incident firefight with a rival gang.

    By Bill Dries September 11, 2025

• June 2025

  • Trial date set for codefendants in Ghost Mob gang killing

    The case began with the Jan. 10, 2019, murder of the “supreme elite chief” of the Unknown Vice Lords Ronald Terry and his girlfriend, Candid Sanders.

    By Aarron Fleming June 10, 2025

  • Anatomy of a gang murdering one of its own

    Ronald Terry and Tim Johnson were in the same street gang and died five days apart in 2019. The investigation led to a guilty verdict in Memphis federal court last week and told the story of violence within the gang known as the Ghost Mob.

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    Shifting gang alliances make policing more difficult

    By Bill Dries June 10, 2025

  • Shifting gang alliances make policing more difficult

    Police brass have frequently said that it has become more difficult to stem gang violence because underlings in the gangs will often team up, sometimes with members of rival gangs, to commit crimes.

    By Bill Dries June 09, 2025

  • Ghost Mob gang leader convicted of federal racketeering murder charge

    The weeklong jury trial in Memphis federal court ended with the conviction of Ghost Mob leader Vincent Grant for the 2019 murder of a fellow gang member.

    By Bill Dries June 06, 2025