A former participant for the Las Vegas Raiders has been arrested together with seven different folks as a part of an enormous human trafficking bust in Georgia.
Eric D. Johnson (to not be confused with the Grammy-nominated singer of the identical title) had a promising NFL profession within the early 2000s. He performed for the Raiders from 2000 till 2003 earlier than transferring to the Atlanta Falcons in 2004 and settling in with the Arizona Cardinals in 2005. The ex-linebacker made a giant title for himself in Super Bowl XXXVII with a powerful play the place he blocked a punt and returned it for a landing in 2003.
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At the tip of his profession, Johnson moved to the Georgia Force enviornment crew in Gwinnett County — which is the place he’d ultimately be tied to some heinous crimes…
The 46-year-old was indicted earlier this month on account of what regulation enforcement describe as “41 predicate and overt acts” that had been dedicated by a gang he was concerned with between October 2021 and July of final yr, in line with Attorney General Chris Carr in a press launch from earlier this month. The gang, often called Last One To Take Over (LOTTO) or the 30%, maintained its energy by violence and different means. Johnson is believed by prosecutors to have engaged in human trafficking of 4 ladies and one underage woman as a frontrunner within the operation.
The whole of eight individuals who had been arrested, six males and two ladies, spent all their earnings from the trafficking on new weapons and different property associated to the gang. And these individuals are going through a LOT of fees — which embrace trafficking of individuals for sexual servitude, violation of the road gang terrorism and prevention act, conspiracy to violate the racketeer influenced and corrupt organizations act (RICO), aggravated assault, and kidnapping.
So wild!
Carr mentioned later within the launch that Georgia’s human trafficking and gang prosecution models are regular on the job to guard the folks of their neighborhood:
“Throughout our state, gangs are actively engaged in human trafficking as a primary means to make money, and we are using all available resources to fight back and protect our most vulnerable. By combining the strengths of our Human Trafficking and Gang Prosecution Units, we are working to ensure that those who lead, promote, and encourage this unlawful activity are vigorously pursued and held accountable for their actions. This indictment is just the latest outcome in our ongoing efforts to keep our children and our families safe as we seek to root out violent crime wherever it occurs.”
It’s unclear if Johnson or any of the others arrested have entered a plea.
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