A member of the Marion Gardens street gang has received two consecutive life sentences for murders and drug trafficking, Interim U.S. Attorney Alina Habba announced.
By John Heinis/Hudson County View
Myron Williams, also known as “Money” and “Tunchi,” 31, of Newark was sentenced before U.S. District Michael E. Farbiarz to life imprisonment for racketeering conspiracy, life imprisonment for murder in aid of racketeering, 240 months’ imprisonment for possession with intent to distribute controlled substances, and 120 months’ imprisonment for discharging a firearm during a crime of violence, with all sentences to run consecutively, Habba said in a statement.
Williams’s co-defendant Khalil Kelley, aka “Billski,” 26, of Jersey City, was previously sentenced on June 5th, to life imprisonment, plus a consecutive ten-year term of imprisonment for racketeering conspiracy, for his role in the Marion Gardens street gang and a gang-related murder.
Also yesterday, Jawaad Davis, 23, of Jersey City, was sentenced to 170 months’ imprisonment for his role in the Marion Gardens street gang, which included orchestrating a robbery that resulted in murder.
Eight other individuals are pending sentencing:
Roger Pickett, aka “Zy G,” 24, of Jersey City, was convicted at trial along with Williams and Kelley.
The remaining defendants—Herbert Thomas, 49, of Jersey City; Andre Alomar, aka “Dre8,” 24, of Newark; Naim Richardson, aka “Ninicks,” 32, of Jersey City; Anthony Rogers, aka “MG,” 25, of Jersey City; Quaseame Wilson, aka “Qua Gz,” 28, of Jersey City; Javon Williams, aka “J45,” 28, of Jersey City; and Keith Anderson, aka “Beef3,” 23, of Jersey City—all pled guilty before trial.
Each defendant will be sentenced before Farbiarz in Newark between June 26th and October 1st.
Myron Williams, Khalil Kelley, Roger Pickett, Jawaad Davis, Anthony Rogers, Quaseame Wilson, Andre Alomar, Keith Anderson, Javon Williams, and Naim Richardson are all members and associates of the neighborhood street gang associated with the Marion Gardens Housing Complex.
Since 2013, they and their fellow gang members have committed numerous acts of violence, including three separate murders, on March 29, 2021, Nov. 20, 2021, and Nov. 1, 2022.
On March 29th, 2021, Kelley and other gang members lured a rival gang member outside by sending him Instagram messages pretending to be the victim’s fellow gang member.
When the victim opened the door to his residence, Kelley and another gang member brandished firearms, and the victim was shot multiple times in the chest, killing him.
Pickett and Myron Williams then picked up Kelley and other gang members after they abandoned the murder vehicle in Newark.
On November 20th, 2021, Myron Williams, Pickett, and Richardson lured a rival gang member outside by sending him Instagram messages pretending to be the second victim’s fellow gang member.
Williams and another gang member shot the victim when he opened the door to his residence.
On November 1st, 2022, Davis facilitated the murder of the third victim by coordinating a narcotics transaction with the victim and the victim’s associate.
When the victim and his associate arrived at the Marion Gardens Housing Complex to complete the narcotics transaction, they were robbed of their narcotics supply.
During the robbery, Pickett and Wilson held the victim and his associate at gunpoint. After a struggle ensued, Pickett shot and killed the victim while his associate fled. Pickett then fled the Marion Gardens Housing Complex with Wilson.
For months, investigators observed and documented hundreds of narcotics transactions in and around the Marion Gardens Housing Complex. The investigation likewise revealed that Herbert Thomas was a primary supplier of narcotics to the Marion Gardens street gang.
When each defendant was arrested on March 17th, 2023, law enforcement seized contraband at several different locations, including heroin, fentanyl, crack cocaine, narcotics packaging materials, ammunition, bulletproof vests, and a loaded handgun.
This investigation was conducted as part of the Jersey City Violent Crime Initiative (VCI).