^^rsbm
I re-watched LR's testimony from the SG/KM's first trial in 2019 and I believe it was during cross by either SG's or KM's attorney (a male voice) that LR confirmed he was a legacy member of the Miami gang (born into it) and cooperating in this trial was not only the end of his membership, but for the rest of his life, he has a target on his back. The gang wants LR dead.
LR also made it clear that the gang code doesn't mean you're out only if you testify against another gang member but it's cooperating with the state/government, period, that will cost you. In other words, they operate on the belief that cooperating makes you vulnerable, and therefore, you are more capable of testifying against a member.
The code of silence is the ultimate rule in this organization.
LR was asked about his housing in federal prison but you know LR, he doesn't exactly offer up information or details but answered questions that confirmed how he's segregated behind the prison walls. The attorney questioning LR used prison slang terms that I don't understand but LR and the defense attorney seemed to understand each other.
To be honest, the entire line of questioning here was very uncomfortable examination of LR that was finally stopped by the Judge when the prosecution failed to object! All I could think was they too were caught up in following every word LR was saying.
(And if you want to see LR get fired up, just try and hint that LR would ever 'jack boy' (rob a residence) where children are present and/or inside)!
I dunno -- maybe one or both of LR's co-defendants were trying to buy favor from the Miami gang while inside DOC by exposing LR in such a manner, putting him at further risk, by introducing these questions.
This leads me to the same question about CA: Was CA's testimony, leaning heavily on a certain Miami gang (TLK) all part of his defense's strategy in order to keep CA out of general population permanently? CA trying to find a way to fund his own private prison dormitory?
ETA: I'd already heard mention that LR was severely beaten in prison earlier but it was after hearing a comment by Investigator Monica a few days ago on how she'd talked to LR, asked him about his weight loss, and that he responded that he'd been working out, that caused me to reference his Federal Docket today:
The first entry to LR's docket since 2017 is dated
1/25/2023, and clipped below. IMO, this entry corresponds to possible physical contact between LR and Sean Buendia, aka King Chill.
I'm speculating Buendia may have played LR a not so friendly visit just as he was to be released. Per the entry, the visit cost
King Chill an additional 8 months imprisonment. BPO records indicate Buendia was released from federal custody on 9/20/2023.
The harsh reality is that LR is not likely to ever leave prison alive, and more reason to applaud him for doing the right thing here to secure justice for Dan.
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A member of one of South Florida's most violent gangs, who was arrested last year in a round up that included nearly two dozen of his fellow gang members, has entered a plea.
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