Sauce Walka‘s The Sauce Factory (TSF) is the latest crew to find itself at the center of a RICO investigation, with several members being arrested on racketeering charges.
According to FOX 26 Houston, a number of alleged members of TSF — founded by Walka — were taken into custody on Thursday (December 15) for various crimes following an investigation conducted by the FBI and Houston Police Department.
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Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani said the crimes included drug trafficking, possessing a “Glock switch” and being a felon in possession of a firearm.
A total of 14 people were arrested as part of the investigation, including Anthony Ketchum (35), Anthony Yezeno-Hopkins (38), Brandon Milson (32), Hassani Mills (34), Jaylyn Pinson (29), Josue Rodriguez (32), Keith Moore (34), Michael Henry (32), Myles Smith (23), Robert Thomas (29), Sterling Brumant (26), Titus Baisey (35) and Toree White (27) and Julian Herrera (26).
The arrests took place at 6 a.m., per Click2Houston, with over 200 people from tactical teams across Texas surrounding their homes.
Each of the men (apart from Thomas and Rodriguez) have been charged with possession with intent to deliver meth, and face up to life in prison and fines of up to $10 million.
Moore faces an added charge of possession with intent to deliver heroin, which carries a maximum of 40 years in prison.
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Thomas allegedly unlawfully possessed a firearm, which was a device made and intended to convert a semi-automatic pistol into a fully automatic, also known as a Glock auto switch. If convicted, he faces a 10-year possible sentence.
Rodriguez was allegedly in possession of a Ruger 5.7 mm firearm. As a convicted felon, he’s reportedly prohibited from federal law and could also be sentenced to a maximum of 10 years.
Officials said a federal grand jury returned an 11-count indictment on December 7, with detention hearings set to begin on Monday (December 19) at 9 a.m.
The news comes after Gunna was released from prison last week after pleading guilty to a racketeering conspiracy charge in the RICO case against Young Thug’s Young Stoner Life (YSL) crew.
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The Atlanta rapper entered an Alford plea and was sentenced to five years with one served in prison, and is set to serve the rest in the form of 500 hours of community service.
