NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - The second ranking leader of the New Jersey set of the Grape Street Crips has admitted his role in murder, attempted murders and the kidnapping a heroin trafficker.
Kwasi “Welches” Mack pleaded guilty to a racketeering conspiracy in federal court in Newark on Thursday.
The 28-year-old admitted using two firearms to kill a rival gang member in 2006 and in 2011 tried to kill a gang member who cooperated in a murder investigation. He also ordered murders and participated in drug distribution.
Under terms of the plea agreement, Mack will be sentenced to 39 to 45 years in prison in March.
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