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MARIETTA, GA -- A Mableton man associated with the Gangster Disciples street gang has been convicted of murder in a 2015 armed robbery at an apartment complex, Cobb County District Attorney Vic Reynolds announced Thursday . Darius Jarrell Dunn , 25, was convicted by a Cobb jury this week, the DA said. Dunn was one of two gunmen involved in the death of Anthony Tavarez at an apartment on Shenandoah Trail. (SIGN UP: Get Patch's Daily Newsletter and Real Time News Alerts . Or, if you have an iPhone, download the free Patch app .) In a robbery that turned deadly, Tavarez, 23, was shot in the back just after midnight on Sept. 16, 2015. Two co-defendants -- Melvin William Evans , 32, of Newton and Joshua Raphal Gore , 32, of Austell -- already pleaded guilty to the shooting as the trial neared, the DA said. All three are associated with the Gangster Disciples street gang , the DA said. “Street gangs such as the Gangster Disciples have been perpetrating these senseless acts of violenc...

MARIETTA, GA. - An alleged member of the Gangster Disciples street gang , who have a long history in the metro Atlanta area , is facing life in prison for his role in a 2015 murder in Austell. A Cobb jury found that Darius Jarrell Dunn , 25, was one of two shooters involved in the death of Anthony Tavarez at an apartment complex on Shenandoah Trail. Tavarez, 23, was shot in the back during an armed robbery shortly after midnight on Sept. 16, 2015. Two codefendants pled guilty to their roles in the case as the trial was scheduled to begin. All three defendants are associated with the gang, prosecutors say. ► RELATED : Prosecutors: ' Gangster Disciples ' gang members killing spree detailed Dunn was convicted of malice murder, felony murder, armed robbery, aggravated assault, violation of Georgia’s street gang terrorism and prevention act, and possession of a firearm during commission of a felony. Cobb Superior Court Judge S. Lark Ingram set sentencing of Dunn for 1:30 p.m....

Illinois' Second District Appellate Court has affirmed the conviction of a Northlake man that led to a lifelong prison sentence in 2015. Luis Moreta, 46, was convicted of armed robbery with a firearm on Dec. 5, 2014, after a jury ruled he stole $3,700 from a man he met on Craigslist. Because that was his third violent conviction, DuPage County Judge John Kinsella sentenced Moreta as a habitual criminal to a term of natural life in prison. On Dec. 2, 2011, the victim drove to meet Moreta in the parking lot of an Addison apartment complex on the 600 block of Meadow Boulevard to purchase a black Suzuki GSXR motorcycle he had seen advertised by Moreta on Craigslist. After meeting one of Moreta's accomplices, the victim and two friends were escorted to the back of the parking lot where Moreta and another man, both with their faces covered and wearing hooded sweatshirts , jumped out of a van and held guns to their heads. Moreta and his acco...

BISBEE — Two men have been sentenced in connection to a February armed robbery and drive-by shooting, while two others are set to go on trial in December. Shaquille Rice, 24, and Rashawn Avery, 22, were each sentenced July 24 to 4.5 years in prison after admitting to misconduct with a weapon. Both had prior felony convictions , making it illegal for them to possess a firearm.   Rice and Avery were arrested for the Feb. 4 robbery at a Sierra Vista hotel during where guns were displayed and cash and other items were taken from three people. The next day the robbery victims spotted Rice and Avery near the Sunburst Terrace Apartments . One of the victims was the daughter of 41-year-old Jaime Montoya Olivas .   According to the Sierra Vista Police Department , Olivas, his daughter, and Joseph Allen Buchanan drove to the apartments to confront Rice and Avery about the hotel incident. Buchanan and Olivas allege Avery threatened the daughter with a gun in a parking area, after which Bucha...

Anne Arundel County The following were among incidents reported by the Anne Arundel County police . For information, call 410-222-8050. No incidents reported last week. These were among incidents reported by the Annapolis Police Department . For information, call 410-268-9000. Graff Ct., 1200 block, 11:14 p.m. Aug. 13. An Annapolis man, 28, was shot and killed at this location. Bay Ridge Rd., 900 block, 12:50 a.m. Aug. 17. An male claimed he had a weapon, stole cash and cigarettes from a business, and fled on a bicycle. An Annapolis man, 46, was arrested. THEFTS/BREAK-INS Barbud Lane, 100 block, 3-5:20 p.m. Aug. 14. Two bicycles were stolen from a home. Chester Ave. and Sixth St., 12:30 a.m. Aug. 11. Property was stolen from a vehicle. A Severn man, 23, was arrested. Copeland St., 1900 block, 5:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Aug. 16. Cash, shoes and a computer were stolen from a home. Edgewood Ave., 1:15-2:30 p.m. Aug. 14. A bicycle was stolen from a parking lot. Garden Gate Lane , ...

Gardai appeal for information about cars used in gangland killings BelfastTelegraph.co.uk The gangland killers of an innocent mother-of-six and a young locksmith lay in wait for more than an hour before launching their deadly attack, gardai believe. http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/republic-of-ireland/gardai-appeal-for-information-about-cars-used-in-gangland-killings-36069734.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/republic-of-ireland/article36069733.ece/a6599/AUTOCROP/h342/PANews%20BT_P-f6ce3715-dfdb-4a16-b58f-3521ae901ac3_I1.jpg Email The gangland killers of an innocent mother-of-six and a young locksmith lay in wait for more than an hour before launching their deadly attack, gardai believe. Antoinette Corbally was shot several times at the front of her home on Balbutcher Drive in Ballymun as the intended target, her convicted gunman brother Derek Devoy , fled the scene. The second victim, Clinton Shannon, a locksmith from Swords, Dublin, was hit by a number of bullets ...