AM 1240 WJON » native mob gang http://wjon.com Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:09:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Prosecutor: American Indian Gang Used Violence http://wjon.com/prosecutor-american-indian-gang-used-violence/ http://wjon.com/prosecutor-american-indian-gang-used-violence/#comments Tue, 12 Mar 2013 21:34:24 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=174595 Jurors are hearing closing arguments in the racketeering trial of three members of an American Indian gang known for terrorizing people in the Upper Midwest. Wakinyon Wakan McArthur — an alleged leader of the Twin Cities-based Native Mob — and two alleged Native Mob "soldiers," Anthony Francis Cree and William Earl Morris, are accused of being part of a criminal enterprise.

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]]> http://wjon.com/prosecutor-american-indian-gang-used-violence/feed/ 0 steakpinball, flickr American Indian Gang Trio Face Racketeering Trial http://wjon.com/american-indian-gang-trio-face-racketeering-trial-2/ http://wjon.com/american-indian-gang-trio-face-racketeering-trial-2/#comments Wed, 23 Jan 2013 02:46:44 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=163048 Three members of a violent American Indian gang known for terrorizing people from the Twin Cities to reservations in greater Minnesota, Wisconsin and beyond went on trial Tuesday in what authorities call one of the largest gang cases to come out of Indian Country.

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]]> http://wjon.com/american-indian-gang-trio-face-racketeering-trial-2/feed/ 0 Wakinyon McArthur Tribes See Less Gang Crime Since Native Mob Sweep http://wjon.com/tribes-see-less-gang-crime-since-native-mob-sweep/ http://wjon.com/tribes-see-less-gang-crime-since-native-mob-sweep/#comments Thu, 05 Apr 2012 17:47:06 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=89890 Authorities in some tribal communities say they've noticed a drop in gang activity since January's sweeping take-down of two dozen suspected Native Mob gang members. Tribal members are hoping the arrests will weaken the gang.

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]]> http://wjon.com/tribes-see-less-gang-crime-since-native-mob-sweep/feed/ 0 derekskey, Flickr Final Defendant Arrested in Native Mob Case http://wjon.com/final-defendant-arrested-in-native-mob-case/ http://wjon.com/final-defendant-arrested-in-native-mob-case/#comments Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:24:33 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=80038 Authorities say they have arrested the final defendant in their multi-count case against members of the Native Mob gang.

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]]> http://wjon.com/final-defendant-arrested-in-native-mob-case/feed/ 0 derekskey, Flickr 2 Native Mob Members Arrested, 1 Still At Large http://wjon.com/2-native-mob-members-arrested-1-still-at-large/ http://wjon.com/2-native-mob-members-arrested-1-still-at-large/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:25:20 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=72175 Authorities say the manhunt is over for two Native Mob members, but one man is still at large. The U.S. Attorney's Office says Thursday that 33-year-old Wakinyan Wakan McArthur of Bemidji and 24-year-old Christopher Lee Wuori of Cass Lake were arrested Wednesday in Minneapolis.

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]]> http://wjon.com/2-native-mob-members-arrested-1-still-at-large/feed/ 0 iStockPhotos US Marshals Seek 3 At-Large Native Mob Members http://wjon.com/us-marshals-seek-3-at-large-native-mob-members/ http://wjon.com/us-marshals-seek-3-at-large-native-mob-members/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:55:01 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=71503 The U.S. Marshals Service in Minnesota is asking for the public's help to find three suspected members of the Native Mob gang who are at large.

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