Arrested 15 members of the Merced Gangster Crips on charges of conspiracy, drug-trafficking, and weapons sales.
Arrested; - Randy Tyler, 23, of Merced, a suspected leader of the gang, - Frederick Mays, 21, of Merced also a suspected leader of the gang, - Lamont Lavell Andres, 35, of Merced; - Michael Buddy Barret, Jr., 31, of Atwater; - Eric Devon Beavers, 23, of Merced; - Antoine Lee Briggs, 27, of Merced; - Jaray Julius Jaso, 30, of Merced; - Sudi Dumaka Johnson, 23, of Modesto; - Jose Ascencio Magana, 24, of Merced - Patrick McMurray, 22, of Merced - Lutricia Marie Moore, 23, of Atwater - Damien Ricardo Perry, 26, of Merced - Denicio Taylor Ramos, 22, of Merced - Mckinley Jabree Sims III, 32, of Merced - Lester Archie Turner, 24, of Merced; and - Alejandro Joseph Zavala, 28, of Turlock.Arrested 15 members of the Merced Gangster Crips on charges of conspiracy, drug-trafficking, and weapons sales. "For too long, the notorious and violent Merced Gangster Crips have terrorized Merced with their extreme violence, street drugs and powerful weaponry," Brown said. "A member of this gan...