CINCINNATI INITIATIVE TO REDUCE VIOLENCE (CIRV) West End Violence Reduction Initiative February 20, 2014 Cincinnati Police Department Chief Jeffrey Blackwell Cincinnati Police Department Dwayne  Lamarr  Lewis,  Jr.   al     n  fat ed  i t 013   rres a 15,  2 ct.   ect   g  ,  O Susp o;n TE:   PDA ount  sho U   Fairm   uth So .774 . . K5W~xu!a c~c C-vi' @201!' . "flu: . . 15-! ft_ Documented Suspect Contacts (FIR, 301, during 2012-2013) Julius White .m a Shamsudin  Pickens   •  In  November  the  Safe  Streets   Unit  and  the  Hamilton  County   Sheriff’s  Office  launched  an   invesBgaBon  into  Pickens.   •  Their  collecBve  efforts  neFed  a   nine  count  indictment  against   Pickens  for  drug  trafficking.   •  Pickens  is  currently  in  the   Hamilton  County  JusBce  Center   on  a  $1.1  M  bond.   Sam  Ushery   Julius  White   Sam  Ushery   Shamsudin  Pickens   •  Considerable  informaBon  was  learned  about   Sam  Ushery  during  the  Pickens  invesBgaBon.   •  However,  Sam  Ushery  was  sentenced  and   incarcerated  for  unrelated  offenses  prior  to  the   conclusion  of  this  invesBgaBon.       White   Edmerson   Ushery   Sullivan   Kidd   Andrews   Pickens          Because  of  the  Pickens   invesBgaBon  and  arrest,   informaBon  was  learned   about  Jeffrey  Edmerson   and  his  armed  drug   distribuBon  gang.     Edmerson   •  ATF  &  CPD  Violent  Crime   Enforcement  Squad  began  an   invesBgaBon  into  Edmerson  and   his  associates  for  drug  offenses.       Sullivan     Kidd   Andrews   •  Their  efforts  resulted  in  Federal   Arrest  Warrants  being  issued  for   drug  conspiracy  and  weapons   offenses  for  the  following:   • Jeffrey  Edmerson     • Dominick  Andrews     • Lester  Kidd   • Charles  Sullivan  for   All  four  defendants  are  in  Federal  Custody   West End Shots Fired CFS, Gun Run CFS, and Drug CFS (2013) West End Shots Fired CFS, Gun Run CFS, and Drug CFS Street Segments, and Shootings (2013) Suspects Heat Map with West End Shots Fired CFS, Gun Run CFS, and Drug CFS Street Segments, Shootings (2013) SUMMARY Each of these investigations (Julius White, Shamsudin Pickens, Jeffrey Edmerson, and those that are yet to be announced) were/are incredibly systematic and complex. SUMMARY Each of these investigations (Julius White, Shamsudin Pickens, Jeffrey Edmerson, and those that are yet to be announced) were/are incredibly systematic and complex. There were many moving parts involved in each of these investigations. Without the full cooperation of our partner agencies, these arrests would not have been possible. SUMMARY Each of these investigations (Julius White, Shamsudin Pickens, Jeffrey Edmerson, and those that are yet to be announced) were/are incredibly systematic and complex. There were many moving parts involved in each of these investigations. Without the full cooperation of our partner agencies, these arrests would not have been possible. Each of these defendants were investigated because of their criminal associations with other gang members. SUMMARY •  Other neighborhoods that were frequented and impacted by the removal of these dangerous criminals from the city streets include: East Price Hill, Mt. Airy, Bond Hill, Roselawn, Over The Rhine. PARTNER AGENCIES Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, & Firearms and Explosives Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office Ohio Adult Parole Authority Federal Bureau of Investigation United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Ohio Hamilton County Prosecutors Office Cincinnati Police Department