Three More Gang Members Sentenced For The Murder Of A Lake Wylie Couple

May 14, 2018

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Officials say three more members of the United Bloods Nation gang were sentenced for their role in the double murder of a Lake Wylie couple.

Randall Hankins, II, 24, of Charlotte, has been sentenced to three consecutive life sentences following his 2017 jury conviction of RICO conspiracy; murder in aid of racketeering; and use or carry of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, for his role in the murder of Douglas and Deborah London.

Nana Yaw Adoma, 23, of Charlotte, was sentenced to two consecutive life sentences and 25 years in prison after the jury convicted him of RICO conspiracy; murder in aid of racketeering and use or carry of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence resulting in death for Clyburn’s murder; assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering; and use or carry of a firearm in relation to a crime of violence and possession of firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence for his role in the armed robbery of the Londons’ business.

Akheem McDonald, 24, of Charlotte, to serve two consecutive life sentences following his jury conviction of RICO conspiracy, murder in aid of racketeering, and use or carry of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence resulting in death for Clyburn’s murder.

A federal judge previously sentenced nine others for their involvement in the murders:

Jamell Lamon Cureton, Malcolm Jarrel Hartley and Rahkeem Lee McDonald were each sentenced to life in prison; David Lee Fudge was sentenced to 26 years; Ibn Rashaan Kornegay was sentenced to 23 years; Nehemijel Maurice Houston was sentenced to 20 years; and Brianna Johnson, Daquan Lamar Everrett, and Centrilla Shardon Leach were each sentenced to 13 years in prison.

According to court documents, on May 25, 2014, Adoma, Cureton, and Fudge robbed The Mattress Warehouse, a store owned by Douglas and Deborah London. The three were later charged in connection with that robbery.

According to court records, Cureton and other Bloods gang members discussed that Douglas London was the only eye witness that could identify Cureton, and that he needed to be eliminated. Over the next months, the gang members exchanged correspondence and conducted numerous in-person and telephonic gang meetings, during which they discussed and planned the murder of Douglas London.

On or about October 23, 2014, Johnson drove Hartley to South Carolina, where Hartley shot and killed the couple at their home. The pair then returned to Charlotte, first stopping at Rahkeem McDonald’s house to dispose of the gun.

Afterwards, Hartley and Johnson returned to Hartley’s apartment, where they met with other gang members to celebrate the couple’s murders. As a result of carrying out the gang leadership orders, Hartley was “ranked up” or “promoted” to a 2-Star General.

Shortly after the murders, Cureton ordered the gang to remain silent about the Londons’ murders. Kornegay also conducted a telephone gang meeting with other UBN gang members, during which he directed them to lay low to avoid contact with law enforcement.

Over the course of the investigation into the mattress store robbery and the Londons’ murders, law enforcement determined that Cureton, Adoma, and Ahkeem McDonald were responsible for the August 2013 murder of Kwamne Clyburn, who was killed for “false claiming,” (falsely claiming to be a Bloods member), and because Clyburn failed a “DNA check,” meaning the gang members could not verify Clyburn’s claim to be a Blood.

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Brianna Johnson, the woman accused of aiding in the shooting and killing of a Lake Wylie couple, has been sentenced to 13 years in prison.

Investigators say Doug and Deborah London were murdered inside their Lake Wylie home before Doug was to testify against members of the United Blood Nation gang for trying to rob his mattress company in Charlotte.

Six gang members have already been sentenced for their involvement in the crime. Read the stories below for full details.

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Six United Blood nation gang members have been sentenced for their involvement in the 2015 murders of a Lake Wylie Couple.

Here is a breakdown of their sentences:

David Lee Fudge, 24, of Pineville, N.C., was ordered to serve 26 years in prison and five
years of supervised release. Fudge pleaded guilty to RICO conspiracy and murder in aid of
racketeering for the Londons’ murder, and Hobbs Act robbery for his role in the robbery of the Pineville-area mattress store owned by the couple.

Ibn Rashaan Kornegay, 38, of Greenville, N.C., was sentenced to 23 years in prison and
five years of supervised release. Nehemijel Maurice Houston, 23, of Charlotte, was sentenced to 20 years in prison and five years of supervised release. Daquan Lamar Everrett, 23, of Charlotte, was sentenced to 13 years in prison and five years of supervised release, and Centrilla Shardon Leach, 33, of Charlotte, was ordered to serve 13 years in prison and five years of supervised release.

Each defendant pleaded guilty to one count of RICO conspiracy.

Judge Cogburn previously sentenced Jamell Lamon Cureton and Malcolm Jarrel Hartley to
life in prison in connection to the double-murder of Douglas and Deborah London. Cureton
received a second life sentenced for the unrelated murder of Kwamne Clyburn in 2013.

Four more defendants who were previously convicted at trial or have pleaded guilty in
connection with the case are currently awaiting sentencing:

Randall Hankins, II, Nana Yaw Adoma, and Akheem Tahja McDonald, were convicted of
racketeering conspiracy charges in October 2017. Hankins was also convicted of two counts of
murder in aid of racketeering and two counts of use or carry of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence for his role in the murder of the Londons.

Adoma and Akheem McDonald were each convicted of one count of murder in aid of
racketeering and one count of use or carry of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence resulting in death, stemming from Clyburn’s murder. Adoma was also convicted of one count of assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering and one count of use or carry of a firearm in relation to a crime of violence and possession of firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, for his role in the armed robbery of the Londons’ business. Briana Shakeyah Johnson has also pleaded guilty to RICO conspiracy and murder in aid of racketeering charges for her involvement in the Londons’ murder.

According to previous court filings, admissions contained in filed plea documents, trial
evidence and the sentencing hearings:

Beginning in at least or about 2012, the defendants were members of the Bloods and carried
out violent acts for the purpose of protecting and furthering the gang’s power. Court documents show that the defendants operated according to a common set of Bloods’ rules and participated regularly in gang meetings to discuss, among other things, the commission of crimes, including robbery and murder.

On May 25, 2014, Cureton, Adoma and Fudge robbed The Mattress Warehouse in Pineville,
owned by Douglas and Deborah London. In the months that followed, Cureton, a high-ranking “5-Star General” within the gang, communicated with Hartley and other UBN members, including the defendants sentenced yesterday, to plan the murders of Douglas and Deborah London. According to court records, Cureton and other gang members discussed that Douglas London was the only eye-witness who could identify Cureton and therefore needed to be eliminated.

The gang’s leadership authorized Hartley to proceed with the murder and on October 23,
2014, Johnson drove Hartley to South Carolina, where Hartley shot and killed the couple at their home. Following the couple’s murder, Cureton explained in a letter sent from prison that he ordered the murder of Douglas London because he was going to testify against him in court, and described Deborah London as “collateral damage.”

According to court records, after the murders Hartley was “ranked up” or “promoted” to a
2-Star General for carrying out the leadership’s orders. Cureton ordered the gang to remain silent about the murders and told Hartley that from that point forward the topic of the victims’ murders was not to be discussed, authorizing action against anyone who talked about it. Kornegay also conducted a telephone gang meeting with other UBN gang members during which he directed them to lay low to avoid contact with law enforcement.

Johnson, Hankins, Adoma, and Akheem McDonald are currently in federal custody. The
maximum penalty associated with the charges of which they are convicted is life in prison. The defendants’ sentences will be determined by the Court, taking into consideration the federal sentencing guidelines and statutory sentencing factors. A sentencing date has not been set yet.

The investigation was led by the FBI, with the invaluable assistance of CMPD and the York
County Sheriff’s Office.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Don Gast is prosecuting the case.

Story from October 13th, 2017:

Three United Blood nation members have been found guilty for their involvement in the 2015 murders of a Lake Wylie Couple.

A jury convicted Randall Hankins, Nana Yaw Adoma, and Akheem Tahja McDonald with racketeering conspiracy charges.

Hankins was also convicted of two counts of murder in aid of racketeering and possessing a firearm during a violent crime.

Adoma and McDonald were convicted of one count of murder in aid of racketeering for the 2013 murder of Kwamne Donqurius Clyburn.

All three face maximum sentences of life in prison.

UPDATE: The alleged gang member responsible for the death of a Lake Wylie couple was sentenced to two life sentences in federal court.

Police say Jamell Cureton ordered the hit on Douglas and Deborah London while he was in jail on charges stemming from a robbery that took place at the London’s mattress company in south Charlotte.

Cureton did not want the London’s to testify against the United Blood Nation gang in the robbery trial. During that robbery, Cureton was allegedly shot by Doug London.

Malcolm Hartley and Brianna Johnson were arrested in 2015 for shooting and killing the Londons’ in their home.

David Fudge, Randall Hankins and Rahkeem McDonald are also facing charges in the murder. Authorities say six other alleged members of the United Blood Nation were arrested during this investigation.

Nana Admoa, Daquan Everett, Nehemijel Houston, Ibn Kornegay, Centrilia Leach and Akeem McDonald are all facing several federal charges in reference to racketeering.

Cureton and Ahkeem McDonald are also facing an additional murder charge for the death of Kwamne Clyburn. Investigators say the gang members murdered Clyburn in 2013 because he was claiming to be part of their gang.

Previous Story Posted on Sept. 21, 2016

Two alleged gang members pleaded guilty for their involvement in the death of a Lake Wylie couple.

At Wednesday’s court appearance, Jamell Cureton pleaded guilty to a total of 10 counts: two counts of murder in aid of racketeering for the deaths of Douglas and Deborah London; two counts of use and carry of a firearm in relation to a crime of violence and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence resulting in the deaths of Douglas and Deborah London; one count of racketeering conspiracy; one count of Hobbs Act robbery; one count of assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering activity; one count of use or carry of a firearm in relation to a crime of violence and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence; one count of murder in aid of racketeering for the death of Kwamne Donqurius Clyburn; and one count of use and carry of a firearm in relation to a crime of violence and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence resulting in the death of Kwamne Donqurius Clyburn.

Malcolm Hartley pleaded guilty to a total of five counts: two counts of murder in aid of racketeering for the deaths of Douglas and Deborah London; two counts of use and carry of a firearm in relation to a crime of violence and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence resulting in the deaths of Douglas and Deborah London; and one count racketeering conspiracy.

At sentencing, Cureton and Hartley face a mandatory sentence of life in prison. In addition to Cureton and Hartley, co-defendants Fudge, Everett, Kornegay, Leach, Johnson, Houston and Rahkeem Lee McDonald previously pleaded guilty to federal charges, bringing to nine the total number of defendants who have entered guilty pleas in connection this prosecution. Sentencing dates for those defendants have not been set.

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A plea hearing has been set for two alleged gang members who police say are responsible for the murder of a Lake Wylie couple.

Jamell Cureton and Malcolm Hartley are expected to make a plea deal on September 20th in federal court.

Doug and Debbie London were murdered inside their Lake Wylie home in 2014. Officials say the alleged gang members killed the Londons’ in an effort to stop them from testifying against the members of the United Blood Nation gang in a robbery trial.

Police say Cureton and several other members of the gang tried to rob the London’s mattress company in south Charlotte. During that robbery, Cureton was allegedly shot by Doug London.

Federal agents say Cureton ordered the hit on the Londons’ while he was in jail on charges stemming from the robbery.

Hartley and Brianna Johnson were arrested in 2015 for shooting and killing the Londons’ in their home.

David Fudge, Randall Hankins and Rahkeem McDonald are also facing charges in the murder. Authorities say six other alleged members of the United Blood Nation were arrested during this investigation.

Nana Admoa, Daquan Everett, Nehemijel Houston, Ibn Kornegay, Centrilia Leach and Akeem McDonald are all facing several federal charges in reference to racketeering.