DA: Atlanta's 'Drug Rich' Gang Targeted Celebrities, Athletes



District Attorney Fani Willis says singer Mariah Carey and Atlanta Falcon Calvin Ridley were among those robbed by the gang. WXIA’s Joe Ripley reports.

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37 comments

  1. That’s the same grounds as three strikes and you have life and they’re targeting the African-American community with the same reckless laws. She needs to go after the mexican gangs the Asian gangs the Italian gangs and use the RICO law with those known gang organizations also give them the same energy sweetheart.

  2. That's how a District Attorney should sound!! Take notes California.

  3. 🀑🀑🀑🀑

  4. Oh noes! Rich people are now being targeted? Welcome to everyone else's daily world.

    Crappy how the authorities do nothing for us but move heaven and earth for rich a$$holes the moment their privilege is threatened.

  5. Thank you ! ✨🀍🀍🀍✨

  6. the result of Democrat's "defund the police" initiative.

  7. Stupidity has it priceπŸ˜…πŸ˜…πŸ˜

  8. MC's pic is on the thumbnail bc her home was also targeted.

  9. Whether you are a celebrity or not EVERYONE deserves to be protected from violence and criminal activity. Wake Up People.

  10. Maybe politicians will do something positive now about the crime! Arm yourselves people!

  11. Anyone else feeling like it time to flip a switch, and target the bad guys on full offense?

  12. Boy I swear Atlanta is turning into the black Hollywood

  13. They going to make Atlanta a nice place:-)

  14. Great job, now, do the same to Trump!

  15. There is nothing lower than someone who targets the rich and powerful. Without them society would collapse & life would lose all of its meaning. They are a national treasure and all resources should be utilized for their protection.

  16. ROE ROE ROE YOUR VOTE! 🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊 Republicans are attacking students, women's rights and our democracy.

  17. She not playing and all the bs is killing atl vibe it had

  18. I don't understand why they got Mariah Carey in the thumbnail did she get robbed??

  19. Waste tax payers dollar investigate them lock them up and then let them loose on the street for 25 dollar bail. America!!

  20. This is good news, but sorry, I just can’t bring myself to feel sorry for wealthy celebrities who were targeted. πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ

  21. Let’s not defund the police until all of the organized crime disappears. Ok? Ok.

  22. πŸ˜„πŸ˜πŸ˜†πŸ˜…πŸ€£πŸ˜‚πŸ™ƒπŸ™‚πŸ˜™πŸ˜š

  23. Druggies cannot be gang members…they don't exist

  24. "Drug Rich gang" ..?? πŸ™„πŸ™„ What a dumb name for a gang .. sounds so elementary

  25. maybe pathetic DA's in CA and NY need to be gutted and put people like her.. cause DA's in Cali only protect criminals

  26. Dam that is the same state that helped steal the election and started the fake hearings ha go figure Lonnie ray

  27. They the best people to target, for the most money thanks for leaving regular folk alone

  28. Only csuse the rich folks getting robbed !!! The energy ain’t the same !!!

  29. Party crashers, PANTY SNATCHERS

  30. We need a DA like this in California πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈNewScum/ Gascon sucks on the criminals D πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

  31. Good job finally an American DA that standing up for Americans Public Safety what a heroπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ

  32. "The Gangs Rich gangs" are Smart like us too….. They have access to technology like we do…
    …. GREAT Job Atlanta police force πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ’ͺ

  33. Let's hope "Ms Thang" backs her rhetoric up with ACTION!!!

  34. People are tired of having to be fearful going out into public and even more so…in the comfort of their own home πŸ€·πŸΏβ€β™‚οΈ

  35. Yeah if you vote Democrat they will crack down on crime πŸ˜’