Seven ‘Folk Nations’ gang members charged in wild Brooklyn Father’s Day shooting

September 10, 2024 Brooklyn Eagle Staff

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DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — SEVEN MEMBERS OF the Folk Nation Gangster Disciples gang have been indicted in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District for the 2022 Father’s Day drive-by shooting in rival gang territory in Canarsie, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District Breon Peace announced Tuesday. “We allege that, rather than celebrating families on Father’s Day, the defendants terrorized Brooklyn residents by spraying bullets onto a residential street with total disregard for human life,” Peace said in a statement. The gunfire hit one 28-year-old victim, who survived. Gang members allegedly used three cars in the drive-by: a shooter car and two decoy cars.

Defendants Paolo Alfarobarber, Rahim Frank, Mikey Jemison, Sebastian Jocelyn and Jahi Nimmons were scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday afternoon before U.S. Magistrate Judge Joseph A. Marutollo at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn. Defendant Kwyme Waddell is already in federal custody on a prior charge. Joel Myrie is still at large.

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