Bloods Gang Members Among 20 Busted in Morris County-Wide Sting

Members of the Bloods street gang committed a host of crimes in Morris County and as a result were arrested and charged in a multi-month investigation by the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office.

Eight gang members were among 20 arrested from Morristown, Dover, Victory Gardens, Madison, Wharton and Jackson for drug, weapons, and assault-related offenses, Acting Morris County Prosecutor Fredric Knapp announced Wednesday.

Twenty-one defendants were targeted and one person is still being sought by police, Knapp said.

A number of violent incidents in the fall of 2013 spurred the investigation after an armed robbery and aggravated assault in Dover took place, along with an unrelated shooting, Knapp said. On another date, a large fight occurred in Jefferson Township where several victims were stabbed, Knapp said. As a result of the investigations into those incidents, information was revealed that members of the Bloods gang were part of the incidents, Knapp said.

Over the course of eight months, a variety of enforcement initiatives were employed, Knapp said, including undercover drug purchases, the use of witnesses, search warrants and physical surveillance.

Of the 20 arrested, four were identified as members of the Bloods sets Sex, Mony, Murder; Insane Mob Gang; Piru; and Bevin 793. Another two were known as Bloods associates.

During the sweeping arrests, cocaine, heroin, marijuana, Oxycodone and Ecstasy were all seized. The total street value came to approximately $20,000, Knapp said.

In the spring of 2014, Morristown resident Derrick Reid was charged with slashing a woman in Parsippany, Knapp said. Upon his arrest during the execution of a search warrant, police also apprehended a Bloods gang member in connection with drug distribution.

The list of those arrested, with their charges, is: 

1. Derrick Reid, 24, of Morristown, NJ:
Criminal Restraint, Possession of a Weapon, Aggravated Assault Causing Bodily Injury, Threats to Kill & Assault

2. Robert Brown aka Knuckles, 26, of Victory Gardens, NJ:
3rd degree drug possession/distribution charges

3. Ernest Hill aka Pistol Pone, 29, of Victory Gardens, NJ:
Hindering Prosecution & D.P. drug possession charges

4. Maurice Nobles aka Point, 27, of Victory Gardens, NJ:
Contempt of Court

5. Christopher White,  27, Victory Gardens, NJ:
3rd degree drug possession/distribution charges 

6. Jermel Pledger aka Murder Mel, 26, Victory Gardens, NJ:
2nd & 3rd degree drug possession/distribution charges

7. Tishan Smith aka Flame, 28, of  Morristown, NJ:
2nd & 3rd degree drug possession/distribution charges

8. Windolyn Mobley, 40, of  Morristown, NJ:
2nd & 3rd degree drug possession/distribution charges

9. Gary Tillet, 52, of  Dover, NJ:
2nd & 3rd degree drug possession/distribution charges

10.  Keith Jenkins, 45, of  Morristown, NJ:
2nd & 3rd degree drug possession/distribution charges

11.  Kristen O’Keefe, 32, of Dover, NJ:
2nd & 3rd degree drug possession/distribution charges

12.  Derriek Daniels 2nd, 34,  Dover, NJ:
2nd & 3rd degree drug possession/distribution charges

13.  Sabine Monrinville, 28, of Dover, NJ:
2nd & 3rd degree drug possession/distribution charges 

14.  Quason Shabazz, 49, of Dover, NJ:
3rd degree drug possession/distribution charges

15.  Cleavon Craighead, 27, of  Victory Gardens, NJ:
2nd & 3rd degree drug possession/distribution charges

16.  Lamar Harris, 26, of Morristown, NJ:
3rd degree drug possession/distribution charges 

17.  Kevin Harrington, 33, of Dover, NJ:
D.P. drug possession charges

18.  Sheri Capabianco, 21, of Madison, NJ:
3rd degree drug possession/distribution charges

19.  John Foster, 47, of Wharton, NJ:
3rd degree drug possession/distribution charges

20.   Tracy Scafidi, 31, of Jackson, NJ:
3rd degree drug possession/distribution charges 

“I have made the investigation and prosecution of violent offenders, especially criminal gang members who have an increased propensity towards violence, a top priority of my administration,” Knapp said in a statement. “With the outstanding cooperation of our law enforcement partners, we will continue to strive together to safeguard our neighborhoods from the horrific effects of violence and drugs.”

Anyone with information or inquiries can contact Supervising Assistant Prosecutor/SDAG Bradford Seabury at 973-631-5192 or bseabury@co.morris.nj.us.