Terrorist Boyz’ gang member, 35, faces death penalty in ten-year long trial – Frantyz Jean-Marie convicted for role in decades old Miami murder spree by his street gang
Terrorist Boyz’ gang member, 35, faces the death penalty after being convicted for his role in a Miami murder spree
Frantyz Jean-Marie is facing the death penalty for his involvement in a Miami murder spree perpetrated by a street gang known as the Terrorist Boyz in 2002
Jean-Marie, 35, was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder and four counts of attempted murder on Friday
Jean-Marie and four other Terrorist Boyz, ‘ Johnny Charles, Benson Cadet, Robert St Germain and Max Daniel were indicted in 2008
Investigators have linked the gang to at least 12 killings and dozens of shootings, but Jean-Marie and four other men have only been charged in nine murders
Jean-Marie was convicted after nearly seven weeks of trial testimony and more than a decade of courtroom wranglings – reportedly the most expensive death-penalty case for taxpayers in recorded history
St Germain pled guilty two years ago and is serving a 12-year prison sentence, while Charles, Cadet and Daniel are still awaiting trial.
Frantyz Jean-Marie, [photo], now 35, is facing the death penalty after being convicted for his involvement in a months-long murder spree in Miami, Fla., by a street gang known as the Terrorist Boyz in 2002
Frantyz Jean-Marie was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder and four counts of attempted murder as well as conspiracy and racketeering on Friday.
The now 35-year-old Jean-Marie was convicted after nearly seven weeks of trial testimony and more than a decade of courtroom wranglings in what’s been the most expensive death-penalty case for taxpayers in recorded history.
The same 12-person jury will be asked to reconvene in the coming months for sentencing, faced with deciding whether Jean-Marie will be put to death or spend his life in prison.
Frantyz Jean-Marie, was accused of being involved in a months-long Miami murder spree by a street gang known as the Terrorist Boyz in 2002.
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‘Terrorist Boyz’ Johnny Charles, [left], and Benson Cadet, [right], were indicted for nine murders in 2008, alongside Frantyz Jean-Marie
The conviction was long in coming because, it’s been more than ten years since Jean-Marie and four other Terrorist Boyz were charged for months of violence across Miami beginning in 2002. The five men were indicted in 2008.
Investigators have linked the gang to at least 12 killings and dozens of shootings, however the five men have only been charged in nine murders.
One of the members, Robert St Germain, pleaded guilty two years ago and is serving a 12-year prison sentence.
The others, Johnny Charles, also known as the ‘Angel of Death,’ Benson Cadet and Max Daniel, are still awaiting trial.
The case has been time-consuming and expensive because of the number of moving pieces between the different victims and coordinating testimonies.
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The other two men indicted in the gang’s activities are Robert St Germain, [left], Max Daniel, [right]. St Germain pled guilty two years ago and is serving a 12-year prison sentence, while Charles, Cadet and Daniel are still awaiting trial.
In closing arguments on Monday, prosecutor Joshua Weintraub painted the portrait of a blood thirsty, trigger happy gangbanger, in ‘Twenty-four crime scenes …[I saw] some of the most violent murders imaginable,’ Weintraub told the court.
Jean-Marie’s two first-degree murder convictions were for shooting Armstrong Riviere and Stephanie Adams on a sidewalk in 2003.
Riviere had been a witness in a gun case against three of the Terrorist Boyz.
The gang shot one victim, Will Davis, outside of Jumbos restaurant [photo], in 2002. Jean-Marie was acquitted of involvement in that killing
Other victims include a 13-year-old boy who was shot dead riding his bicycle home and a man whom the gang suspected of urinating on the flowers at the grave of one member’s murdered brother.
Jean-Marie was acquitted of involvement in the murders of LeFleur and Davis.
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