The Jackson Police Departments stance on the issue is that the capital city does have gang members who are involved in crimes, but that Jackson does not have problems with competing gangs. in Gulfport , but are expanding rapidly in the more rural areas Other questions:subscriberservices@theadvocate.com. was sentenced Tuedsay in the 2016 killing of a 35-year-old man in the 7th Ward. And yes, thats what it is. Thats the reason investigators are seeing gangs that used to be rivals working together, Dowdy said. A member of Simon City Royals street gang is accused of nearly beating girlfriend to death during a domestic assault in George County on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Reginald Scott, 48 and a general with the Bloods, also was arrested in Gulfport. Currently, not every agency in Mississippi reports its other violentcrime statistics to the FBI for the Uniform Crime Report. What are the duties of a sanitary prefect in a school? There was a problem saving your notification. Williams was on probation for burglary and drug possession convictions. It can be gang-related, in which there's just someone who is affiliated, or gang-motivated, in which the crime is ordered or caused by gang activity. Domestic violence survivor . Previously known as the Almighty Simon City Royals Nation, the gang started as a Chicago street gang in the 1950s. That organization he's talking about is a gang, known as the Simon City Royals. More Simon City Royals found in South Mississippi - Hattiesburg American 21 members of one of Mississippi's fast growing gangs arrested, charged But there are healthy numbers of many other gangs as well. RELATED:Alleged gang convention in Hattiesburg causes concern among officials. It is a predominately white street gang that formed on the north . In many municipalities around Mississippi, the idea of gang activity is downplayed ordenied. "That was it. Their ages weren't available. If you check the surrounding jurisdictions from us, someone from the Sipp Mob has been involved in almost every club or party shooting. Mississippi man gets 35-year sentence in 7th Ward killing tied to Simon Some of the gang members and others arrested on the Coast won't likely get back on the street any time soon; they were on probation for felony convictions. Feds arrested 21 members of Simon City Royals gang Believe me, they may make it sound good but dont fall for it. A Mississippi man will serve a 35-year prison sentence in Louisiana after coordinated hearings in two states wrapped up murder cases tied to a trio of Simon City Royals gang affiliates.