Editing Gangster Disciples (section)

== Arrests and incarcerations ==
In 1989, a member of the Gangster Disciples was arrested on felony drug-related offenses. He was found guilty and sentenced to 28 years in prison.<ref name=":2" />

On April 27, 2016, 32 members of Gangster Disciples were arrested on [[Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act|RICO]] charges by federal agents. Among the 32 arrested was a former Atlanta-area police officer who prosecutors say was a hit man for the gang. The indictment alleges that Gangster Disciples members committed 10 murders, 12 attempted murders, 2 robberies, the extortion of rap artists to force the artists to become affiliated with the Gangster Disciples, and fraud resulting in losses of over $450,000. In addition, the Gangster Disciples trafficked in large amounts of heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, illegal prescription drugs, and marijuana. The indictment also seek forfeiture of 34 different firearms seized as part of the investigation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndga/pr/thirty-one-gangster-disciples-members-federally-indicted-rico-charges|title= Thirty-Two Gangster Disciples Members Federally Indicted on RICO Charges|date= May 4, 2016|publisher= justice.gov|access-date= September 29, 2020}}</ref>

On January 25, 2021, seven members of the gang throughout [[Naperville, Illinois]], and [[Cape Girardeau, Missouri]], were all arrested and charged with RICO-related federal charges.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=January 25, 2021 |title=Alleged Leaders of Gangster Disciples Indicted on Federal Racketeering Charges |url=https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/alleged-leaders-gangster-disciples-indicted-federal-racketeering-charges |access-date=January 18, 2023 |website=www.justice.gov |language=en}}</ref> The charges alleged that on April 28, 2018, three members under a leader's order, allegedly killed Leroy Allen as part of a leadership dispute at a Gangster Disciples meeting in [[Bridgeton, Missouri]]. A month later, on May 18, two other members allegedly killed Ernest Wilson, a rival [[Board of directors|board member]], in Chicago. Other acts of violence alleged as part of the conspiracy include a nightclub stabbing in [[East St. Louis, Illinois]], a nonfatal shooting in Cape Girardeau and multiple unsuccessful murder plots.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chapie |first=Alayna |title=Cape Girardeau police chief reacts to those arrested on federal racketeering charges |url=https://www.kfvs12.com/2021/01/26/cape-girardeau-police-chief-reacts-those-arrested-federal-racketeering-charges/ |access-date=January 18, 2023 |website=KFVS12 |date=January 27, 2021 |language=en}}</ref> The seven-member indictment also claimed drug trafficking by two members, including a scheme to smuggle the synthetic drug "[[synthetic cannabinoids|K2]]" into a [[Scott County, Missouri]] state prison.<ref name=":1" />

On February 25, 2025 reputed Gangster Disciples gang member and [[sex offender]] James Robert Stiver was captured in [[El Paso, Texas]].<ref>https://www.ktsm.com/local/el-paso-news/gang-member-arrested-after-fleeing-from-deputy-in-south-central-el-paso-constable-says/</ref>

=== Indictment, incarceration and departure of Larry Hoover ===
On August 22, 1995, after a 17-year undercover joint investigation by the [[Illinois Department of Corrections]], [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]], [[Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives]], Hoover was arrested for [[conspiracy]], [[extortion]], money laundering, drug-related offenses, and continuing to engage in a criminal enterprise.<ref name="Drug Enforcement Administration">{{cite web |title=Larry Hoover & The Gangster Disciples |url=https://www.justice.gov/dea_old/major/hoover.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130626173439/http://www.justice.gov/dea_old/major/hoover.htm |archive-date=June 26, 2013 |publisher=Drug Enforcement Administration}}</ref>  The investigation used wiretaps to determine that Hoover was still operating in illegal activities within the GDs. In 1997, he stood trial in the [[United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois|U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=People v. Hoover, 35 Ill. App. 3d 799 {{!}} Casetext Search + Citator |url=https://casetext.com/case/people-v-hoover-38 |access-date=January 18, 2023 |website=casetext.com}}</ref> Hoover was found guilty on all charges. He was sentenced to three additional life terms in federal prison. Hoover is currently serving his sentence at the [[ADX Florence]] in [[Fremont County, Colorado]].<ref name="Binelli">{{cite news |last1=Binelli |first1=Mark |date=March 26, 2015 |title=Inside America's Toughest Federal Prison |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/29/magazine/inside-americas-toughest-federal-prison.html |access-date=July 18, 2015}}</ref>

In July 2022, Hoover claimed to have renounced his gang ties, ending his affiliation with the Gangster Disciples.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2022/7/7/23198126/larry-hoover-sentence-break-first-step-act-gangster-disciples | title=Larry Hoover tries again for sentencing break, says he wants 'nothing to do' with Gangster Disciples | date=July 7, 2022 }}</ref>