Judge jails men in Rhode Island gang for 2021 highway blockade

They also seized a bolt-action rifle, a semi-automatic rifle, two high-capacity “drum” magazines capable of holding fifty rounds or more, dozens of additional thirty high-capacity rounds, and three semi- automata. Police also seized hundreds of ammunition cartridges of various calibers.

The scene drew national news and focused attention on the Rhode Island-led group.

Guilty finding

Latimer was found guilty of unlawful possession of a large capacity weapon, unlawful possession of a large capacity feeding device, unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful possession of a rifle or shotgun, improper storage of a rifle or shotgun near a minor, using or carrying armor during a felony, and illegal possession of ammunition.

“The defendants in this case disrupted several communities and endangered the safety of many residents traveling or planning to travel on a busy July 4th weekend,” Ryan said. “Both Jamhal Tavon Sanders Latimer and Steven Anthony Perez demonstrated a disregard for our laws and disobeyed the directives of multiple law enforcement agencies on the scene.”