MACON – A federal jury has convicted three members of the Gangster Disciples for their roles in the murder of an Athens resident as retribution for the killing of another gang member and the murders of two other Athens men falsely suspected of cooperating with law enforcement.
Philmon Deshawn Chambers,, aka “Dolla Phil,” 34, of Atlanta was convicted of Racketeer Influenced and Corruption Organization (RICO) conspiracy; violent crime in aid of racketeering-murder (VICAR-murder); carry and use of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence; and causing the death of a person using a firearm. Chambers faces a mandatory minimum sentence of life in prison for the VICAR-murder offense, and a maximum of life in prison for each of the remaining offenses.
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