But Collins’ defense attorney argued that Collins had work on the Charger done because police put Collins’ life at risk when they released video and pictures identifying her boyfriend as a murder suspect. Because of social distancing concerns, jurors sat not just in their box, but all over the courtroom gallery. Webb and Young are accused of being part of a Hunters Point gang known as Big Block or Harbor Road, though both their attorneys say their gang ties are decades-old and that both men had moved on from that life. "In Bayview-Hunters Point, a series of unsolved homicides has devastated one of S.F. [1] In 1995, they produced a solo record for group member Hitman (Ricky Herd) called Solo Creep. The members were Black C, Mr. Cee, and Hitman. They were active from 1991 to 2003. He said he’d known Webb and Young since they were children. Black C has continued to release solo albums and RBL Posse-related material. “This pattern of retaliatory shootings runs so deep it’s very common to see the names of deceased gang members inscribed on their bodies,” Stevens said. Collins, therefore, refurbished her car because she was afraid of violent retaliation, not because she wanted to inhibit the police investigation, her attorney told jurors. Black C also lost an eye in 1988 during the San Francisco gang wars in a drive-by shooting. The case started Wednesday with the testimony of its first witness, San Francisco police Sgt. The killing, Stevens said, was “one more round in the cycle of violence that has defined the Big Block gang for decades.” She said the gang formed in the 1990s and has been linked to dozens of fatal shootings, mostly attributed to rivals with adjacent neighborhood gangs. RBL Posse was a gangsta rap group from the Hunters Point section in San Francisco, California. “Once SFPD considers you to be a gang member, that’s it,” Weir said, later adding, “If you maintain close bonds of kinship and friendship with people in your neighborhood … that becomes an indication of gang activity.”. 's most close-knit communities", "Escalating violence between S.F. Get Morning Report and other email newsletters. The album peaked at #70 on The Billboard 200 chart and got as high as #14 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Before they could deliver an album, Mr. Cee was shot nine times and killed near his home on New Year's Day in 1996, on Harbor Road. Members of Big Block were also convinced that they’d been betrayed by one of their own, according to a defense attorney who even suggested that it was a Big Block member who offered Singh thousands of dollars to murder Higginbotham. Webb, his attorney said, was something of a talent scout in the rap world, who lived in Antioch but sought to sign rising rappers in the Hunters Point area and … Webb’s girlfriend, Victoria Collins, 39, is charged as an accessory for altering the appearance of her Dodge Charger, which prosecutors allege was based on her belief that the car was used Singh’s killing. They were active from 1991 to 2003. The members were Black C, Mr. Cee, and Hitman. All Access Digital offer for just 99 cents! The day after Singh was killed, Gardner filmed a “celebration of death” for the victim in the Hunters Point area, deputy district attorney Christina Stevens told jurors Wednesday, displaying footage of the gathering. CLICK HERE TO TURN ON NOTIFICATIONS. [3], 2001's Hostile Takeover would prove to be the group's last album when, on February 3, 2003, Hitman was shot in the head and killed while driving in the Hunters Point section of San Francisco.[4]. Musician and Co-producer Shannon Lacy whom also wrote and performed the instrumentation on "Strictly this game". Both Webb and Young’s attorneys said the police had labeled them gang members because of their youth and young adulthood, when in fact both men had moved past that stage of their lives. [2], Black C and Hitman filled the void created by Mr. Cee's absence with various producers, including Rick Rock and MC Eiht, and released An Eye for an Eye in 1997. He testified about San Francisco’s various gangs, as well as the history of Big Block. Stevens conceded, though, that there was “no smoking gun” in her case against Webb, Young, and Collins, but rather a series of tiny puzzle pieces that she said would ultimately prove the defendants’ guilt. “Back then, both Mr. Webb and I had a full head of hair,” Manning joked. Their first release, the self-produced "Don't Give Me No Bammer" came out on In-a-Minute Records and made the Billboard magazine Hot Rap Singles chart, peaking at #16. RBL Posse was formed in 1991 by Black C (Christian Mathews) and Mr. Cee (Kyle Church). In the shooting’s aftermath, Webb and Young — and other alleged gang members — exchanged text messages and pictures identifying Singh as a suspect. On trial are Antioch resident Terrance Webb, 41, and Oakland resident Gale Joseph Young, 38, both charged with murdering 19-year-old Anthony Singh and shooting Singh’s friend   as the two sat in an SUV parked on the 2200 block of San Jose Drive in Antioch. But the news release contained a bit of police subterfuge — the sketches of Webb and Young were purported to be from eyewitness accounts, when in fact the cops had simply sketched up Webb and Young’s drivers license pictures. The trial is first to take place in the Bay Area since the restart of Contra Costa County courts, after a two-month shutdown brought about by the coronavirus pandemic. [1] Two albums followed: A Lesson to Be Learned released in 1992, which peaked at #60 on the Billboard magazine Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, and Ruthless by Law released in 1994, which surpassed their debut by making it to #23, and also made The Billboard 200 at #197. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! Much of the evidence was either misinterpreted or in some cases never proved at all, such as the notion that Collins’ Charger was involved in the crime, the attorneys said. Daniel Manning. Everyone wore a mask, everyone’s temperature was taken before entering the courthouse, and deputies closely monitored the seating arrangements to make sure attendees were not less than six feet apart. He joined the Bay Area News Group in 2014. GET BREAKING NEWS IN YOUR BROWSER. She later added that “Webb and the rest of Big Block were outraged when Higginbotham was killed … They made short order to figure out who had done this.”. It was based upon a news release that had sketches of Webb and Young, along with a statement that a Dodge Charger was involved in the killing. [1], Another Hitman solo record was released in 1999 and in 2000, RBL Posse released a double album—Bootlegs and Bay Shit: The Resume. Young had a tangential family connection to Singh, which made him suspect to Big Block members, when in fact it was another man who “vouched” for Singh and allowed him to get close enough to murder Higginbotham, Weir told jurors. San Jose: Highway 101 shutdown linked to recent crime, West Oakland injury shooting under investigation, Feds charge man with robbing Hayward bank, brandishing gun at teller, 2 dead, 15 injuries reported in Vienna attack. The members were Black C, Mr. Cee, and Hitman. Webb, his attorney said, was something of a talent scout in the rap world, who lived in Antioch but sought to sign rising rappers in the Hunters Point area and worked closely with the prominent rapper Prezi, whose real name is Charles Gardner. One of the only things prosecutors and defense attorneys agreed upon in their opening statements to jurors Wednesday was that Singh and his passenger on Aug. 19 were, in fact, responsible for Higginbotham’s death. But the defense argued that police had identified Webb and Young as the killers based on a series of assumptions, and predicted that by trial’s end, the identity of Singh’s killer would remain be a mystery. Young, who goes by the nickname “Redbone,” was texting about Singh not because he wanted to avenge Higginbotham’s death, but because he had been falsely labeled as the Big Block member who set Higginbotham up, his attorney Chris Weir said. In May 2001, Hitman was shot in the leg in a gang related shooting. In doing so, they hoped to catch the suspects talking about the crime on wiretapped calls. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. This murder set off a wave of retaliation-killings in this section of the city. RBL Posse was a gangsta rap group from the Hunters Point section in San Francisco, California. Nate Gartrell covers crime and corruption in Contra Costa County. MARTINEZ — At the start of a trial that will center on two Bay Area killings, a Hunters Point gang, rap lyrics, and a series of betrayals, prosecuting and defense attorneys gave their opening statements to jurors Wednesday.

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