COURT NEWS: Trained To Go Gang Member Brandon Wilson Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Federal Racketeering, Drug Conspiracy, and Gun Charges

COURT NEWS: Trained To Go Gang Member Brandon Wilson Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Federal Racketeering, Drug Conspiracy and Gun Charges

Federal Jury Found Defendant Possessed More Than 1,000 Grams of Heroin, Along with Marijuana, and Cocaine

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BALTIMORE MD. – IT’S OFF TO THE SLAMMER FOR ANOTHER BALTIMORE GANGSTER!
A Baltimore, Maryland man was sentenced March 1, 2019, to 25 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiring to participate in a drug distribution conspiracy and a violent racketeering enterprise known as Trained To Go (TTG).  The racketeering conspiracy included eight murders, as well as drug trafficking and witness intimidation.

Brandon Wilson, aka Ali, 24, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake in the District of Maryland.  A federal jury convicted Wilson and seven co-defendants on Oct. 31, 2018.  Wilson was convicted of RICO conspiracy, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime and of being a felon in possession of a firearm.  Wilson and his co-defendants were also convicted of a drug distribution conspiracy involving heroin, marijuana and cocaine.  

The sentencing was announced by Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division.

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According to the evidence presented at their 24-day trial, Wilson and his co-defendants are all members of TTG, a criminal organization that operated in the Sandtown neighborhood of West Baltimore, whose members engaged in drug distribution and acts of violence including murder, armed robbery, and witness intimidation.  As part of the conspiracy, each defendant agreed that a conspirator would commit at least two acts of racketeering activity for TTG.


etween May 20, 2010, and Jan. 9, 2017, Wilson, his co-defendants, and other members of TTG committed acts of violence, including eight murders, shootings, armed robbery, and witness intimidation.

The evidence at trial showed that members and associates of TTG sold heroin, cocaine, and marijuana, and worked to defend their exclusive right to control who sold narcotics in TTG territory.  Specifically, the evidence proved that between May 20, 2010, and Jan. 9, 2017, Wilson, his co-defendants, and other members of TTG committed acts of violence, including eight murders, shootings, armed robbery, and witness intimidation. 

  • Murders were committed in retaliation for
  • individuals robbing TTG members of drugs and drug proceeds,
  • or while TTG members robbed others of their drugs and drug proceeds, as well as in murder-for-hire schemes. 

A gun recovered during a search of Wilson’s residence on Jan. 10, 2017, was determined to have been used in a Jan. 9, 2017 murder.  Further, the defendants engaged in witness intimidation through violence or threats of violence, to prevent individuals from cooperating with law enforcement.

Montana Barronette sentenced to life in prison by Federal Judge – involved in multiple murders.

The leader of the gang, Montana Barronette, aka Tana, and Tanner, 23, of Baltimore was linked by police to up twelve homicides, and at one point was mistakenly released from jaii, was sentenced to life in prison on Feb. 15.

The remaining defendants convicted at the trial are all from Baltimore and face a maximum sentence of life in prison on the racketeering and drug conspiracy. 

They include:

Terrell Sivells, aka. Rell, 27;

John Harrison, aka Binkie, 28;

Taurus Tillman, aka Tash, 29;

Linton Broughton, aka. Marty, 25;

 Dennis Pulley, aka Denmo, 31 and

Timothy Floyd, aka Tim Rod, 28. 

Officials said that the defendants remain detained.

Three other TTG members, previously pleaded guilty and were sentenced to between five and 25 years in prison.  Another defendant, Roger Taylor, aka Milk, is a fugitive.

TTG GANG INDICTED IN 2017

The investigation was conducted by the FBI Baltimore Safe Streets Violent Gang Task Force, which includes FBI special agents and task force officers from the Baltimore, Baltimore County, and Anne Arundel County Police Departments.  FBI Baltimore Safe Streets Violent Gang Task Force is responsible for identifying and targeting the most violent gangs in the Baltimore metropolitan area, to address gang violence and the associated homicides in Baltimore.  The vision of the program is to use federal racketeering statutes to disrupt and dismantle significant violent criminal threats and criminal enterprises affecting the safety and well-being of our citizens and our communities.

Corey Cawthorne charged with April 4, 2017 murder in Baltimore City on July 11, 2017

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and make our neighborhoods safer for everyone.  The Department of Justice reinvigorated PSN in 2017 as part of its renewed focus on targeting violent criminals, directing all U.S. Attorney’s Offices to work in partnership with federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement and the local community to develop effective, locally based strategies to reduce violent crime.            

Dirtbag killer assaulted prison guards and Marshals going to court

Wilson is still facing charges for allegedly assaulting employees of the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) while he was detained and being transported to and from the courtroom during their trial.  The indictment alleges that on Oct. 31, 2018, Wilson assaulted two Maryland Department of Correction officers in the Chesapeake Detention Facility as they attempted to search Wilson prior to his being transported to U.S. District Court for the continuation of his trial.

The investigation was conducted by the FBI, the Baltimore Police Department, the ATF, the DEA, the Anne Arundel County Police Department, and the Office of the State’s Attorney for Baltimore City.  This Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force case is being prosecuted by Special Assistant U.S. Attorney John C. Hanley, formerly of the Justice Department’s Organized Crime and Gang Section and Assistant U.S. Attorneys Daniel C. Gardner and Christopher J. Romano of the District of Maryland.

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