Little Spelman gang member Davon Martin, age 26, admitted to drug dealing and the murders of two UDH gang members and was sentenced to 35 years in prison.
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Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge George L. Russell, III on June 10, 2016, sentenced Steven Jackson, a/k/a Cutty, age 25; and Alonzo Clea, a/k/a Zo, age 26, both of Baltimore, to 25 years in prison, and 10 years in prison, respectively, both followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiring to participate in a racketeering enterprise in connection with their gang activities as members of the “Up the Hill,” “Up da Hill” and “UDH” ( UDH) organization, which operates in the Cherry Hill section of Baltimore.
“Many shootings and murders in Baltimore City involve disputes between rival gangs,” said U.S. Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein. “Police and prosecutors are saving lives by holding accountable the criminals who turned Cherry Hill into a war zone.”
Some of these acts of violence include the August 28, 2011, murder of Little Spelman member Dewayne Jones; the January 20, 2012, murder of Little Spelman leader Dominic Hope; the June 13, 2009, non-fatal shooting of Tavon Staley; and to the August 9, 2009, murder of Charles Pratt.
According to their plea agreements, from at least 1997 to 2013, the UDH organization operated in the area of Cherry Hill known as “Up the Hill” or “Up da Hill.” UDH members have been in a violent dispute with both the “Coppin Court” and “Little Spelman,” which are organizations involved in criminal activity in the part of Cherry Hill known as “Down the Hill,” or “Down da Hill.” In addition to selling drugs, UDH members have also committed murders, assaults, and robberies.
Some of these acts of violence include the August 28, 2011, murder of Little Spelman member Dewayne Jones; the January 20, 2012, murder of Little Spelman leader Dominic Hope; the June 13, 2009, non-fatal shooting of Tavon Staley; and to the August 9, 2009, murder of Charles Pratt.
Jackson admitted that on October 3, 2006, he shot a rival gang member in the 600 block of Cherry Hill Road; on August 8, 2007, he committed an armed robbery in the 800 block of W. Patapsco Avenue; and on January 22, 2011 he and another individual shot and killed rival Little Spelman gang member Harry Hicks, all in Baltimore.
Clea admitted that he possessed a firearm on November 10, 2008, near the 600 block of E. Patapsco; September 15, 2009, near the 5000 block of E. Monument; and July 19, 2014, near the 2800 block of Spelman Road, all in Baltimore.
To date, a total of 35 Cherry Hill gang members pleaded guilty to their participation in the racketeering conspiracy. Little Spelman gang member Davon Martin, age 26, admitted to drug dealing and the murders of two UDH gang members and was sentenced to 35 years in prison. UDH member Dominic Evans, a/k/a “FlatLine,” age 25, admitted to drug dealing, two stabbings and to his participation in a murder, and was sentenced to 30 years in prison.