The final dozen federal defendants involved in the city of Alachua’s 4K Street Gang were sentenced on firearm and drug trafficking charges.

According to a Northern District of Florida U.S. Attorney’s Office press release sent on Monday, the sentences were announced by U.S. Attorney Jason Coody.

“Our law enforcement partners’ concerted investigation and prosecution of violent crime – here acts of murder and retaliatory gun violence by rival gang members – is central to our mission to protect the public,” said Coody in the press release. “The sentences imposed in this investigation, some spanning multiple decades, illustrate our shared resolve to keep our communities safe and the significant consequences associated with gun violence by gang-affiliated drug traffickers.”

The investigation of the 4K gang by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Safe Streets Task Force started following multiple gang-related shootings in the city of Alachua in 2018. The FBI worked with the Alachua Police Department (APD) and Alachua County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) to look into the initial shooting and numerous other shootings thereafter.

The investigation was aided by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) as it explored 4K’s drug-trafficking activity.

From Feb. 22, 2020, and May 20, 2020, the FBI, DEA and the United States Attorney’s Office obtained six court-authorized Title III wiretaps on cellphones used by the 4K gang members involved in the drug-trafficking conspiracy.

On May 20, 2020, federal search warrants were executed, and four individuals were federally arrested, with others being indicted in June and August 2020.

“The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office recognizes the grave threats posed by drug trafficking and firearm violations,” said Alachua County Sheriff Emory Gainey in the press release. “We understand that multi-agency cooperation is not merely a strategy but an essential approach to addressing these challenges. Together, we stand united in our mission to protect our neighborhoods and uphold the rule of law.”

The federally sentenced defendants, which included 4K gang members and associates, along with people selling drugs to the 4K gang, included:

• Roddrae Antonio Williams, 32, Alachua, Florida, 480 months in prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release.
• Elboric Quadarius Robinson, 32, Alachua, Florida, 336 months in prison, followed by 8 years of supervised release.
• Decoda Kadarrell King, 36, Williston, Florida, 168 months in prison, followed by 8 years of supervised release.
• Eric Jermaine Williams, 42, Gainesville, Florida, 104 months in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release.
• Daniel Heath Willis, 30, Alachua, Florida, 96 months in prison, followed by 8 years of supervised release.
• Morris Cordell Robinson, Jr., 58, Alachua, Florida, 78 months in prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release.
• Gregory Lavough Williams, Jr., 44, Yorba Linda, California, 48 months in prison, followed by 4 years of supervised release.
• Rakeidra Alexandria Neal, 33, Gainesville, Florida, 14.5 months in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release.
• Rayme Herhandez, 47, Morriston, Florida, 12 months and 1 day in prison, followed by 8 years of supervised release.
• Tomeka Necole Bryant, 44, Gainesville, Florida, 12 months and 1 day in prison, followed by 2 years of supervised release.
• Edward Lashawn Garrison, Jr., 27, Fort White, Florida, 10 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release.
• Lorenza Durr, 33, Alachua, Florida, 8 months in prison in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release.

“The sentencing of Roddrae Williams brings to a close a years-long joint investigation involving multiple law enforcement and investigative partners,” said Alachua Police Chief Jesse Sandusky in the press release.  “The cooperation between these agencies resulted in the successful prosecution of these 12 individuals who terrorized our local communities. We are thankful for the assistance we received from our partners and hope that this can help bring closure to the victim’s families.”

Charges by the Eighth Judicial Circuit State Attorney’s Office were brought against the following:

• Hakiem Brockman, 25, West Palm Beach, Florida, pled nolo contendere to second degree murder with discharge of a firearm causing death, conspiracy to commit first degree murder, and four counts of attempted murder in the first degree with discharge of a firearm. Brockman was sentenced to 35 years in prison, 25 of which will be served day-for-day.
• McKenzley Edwards, 30, Alachua, Florida, pled nolo contendere to six counts of attempted second degree murder with discharge of a firearm and actual possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, tampering with a witness, victim, or informant, and one count of conspiracy to commit first degree murder (premeditated) and attempted murder. Edwards was sentenced to 25 years in prison, 20 of which will be served day-for-day.
• Kenzel Edwards, 28, Alachua, Florida, pled nolo contendere to three counts of attempted second degree murder with a firearm and was sentenced to 15 years in prison, 10 of which will be served day-for-day.
• Jeffery Robinson, Jr., 29, Alachua, Florida, pled nolo contendere to accessory after the fact to the murder and was sentenced to 5 years in prison.
• Roddrae Williams pled guilty to conspiracy to commit first degree murder (premediated) and is pending sentencing.

“Each of these violent felony offenders posed a significant risk to the safety of our community,” said Brian Kramer, State Attorney for the Eighth Judicial Circuit in the press release. “Thanks to the professional, expert work of this task force and our prosecutors, this community will be protected from further violence by these offenders.”