Members of a West Oakland street gang were sentenced to a total of 60 years in federal prison for a series of armed robberies that targeted small businesses around the Bay Area, the U.S. Department of Justice said Monday.
Nine associates of the Ghost Town gang — Demarco Barnett, 36, Jakari Jenkins, 34, Danny Garcia, 41, Garland Rabon, 30, Aramiya Burrell, 35, Lester Garnett, 34, Darrin Hutchinson, 39, Ricky Joseph, 37, and Keanna Smith-Stewart, 33, each pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit robbery affecting interstate commerce.  Â
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Katy St. Clair got her start in journalism by working in the classifieds department at the East Bay Express during the height of alt weeklies, then sweet talked her way into becoming staff writer, submissions editor, and music editor. She has been a columnist in the East Bay Express, SF Weekly, and the San Francisco Examiner. Starting in 2015, she begrudgingly scaled the inverted pyramid at dailies such as the Vallejo Times-Herald, The Vacaville Reporter, and the Daily Republic. She has her own independent news site and blog that covers the delightfully dysfunctional town of Vallejo, California, where she also collaborates with the investigative team at Open Vallejo. A passionate advocate for people with developmental disabilities, she serves on both the Board of the Arc of Solano and the Arc of California. She lives in Vallejo.
