Robert “Snoop” Christie, 25, of Trenton, a local leader of the Nine Trey Gangsters set of the Bloods, was sentenced by Superior Court Judge Robert C. Billmeier in Trenton to an additional five years in state prison without possibility of parole, to be served consecutively to an eight-year prison sentence he is currently serving for unrelated narcotics and weapons offenses. Christie pleaded guilty on June 20, 2011 to an accusation charging him with possession of a gun as a convicted felon. Deputy Attorney General Daniel I. Bornstein prosecuted the case and represented the state at the sentencing.

“We will do everything in our power to put violent criminals and gang leaders in prison and keep them there. This prison sentence represents five more years that this leader of a violent gang will be kept off of the streets of Trenton,” said Attorney General Chiesa. “The sentence is the result of an excellent cooperative investigation by the Division of Criminal Justice, Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office, Trenton Police Department and State Police. We will continue to work together proactively with all levels of law enforcement to target street gangs and reduce violence in Trenton and other cities.”

Christie was indicted along with other gang members in connection with a series of crimes that occurred in 2005 when violence erupted between the Gangster Killer Bloods and two rival Bloods sets, the Nine Trey Gangsters and Sex Money Murder, leaving three people dead, including 22-year-old Sharee Voorhees, who was caught in crossfire while out on her porch. Also indicted was Bernard Green, 29, a.k.a. Petey Black, a “five-star general” in the Gangster Killer Bloods or G-Shine set, who allegedly directed the gang’s activities, including drug trafficking and violence involving assault rifles and semi-automatic handguns, which were used to defend gang turf and settle scores with rival gangs. The charges against Green are pending.

Christie was charged in the indictment with aggravated assault for allegedly firing shots at the home of a Gangster Killer Bloods member on August 28, 2005 and making terroristic threats to Green in response to the killing of a Nine Trey Gangster, Kareem Washington. In pleading guilty, Christie admitted that, while in prison serving his current sentence on drug and weapons offenses, he owned a .45 caliber handgun, which he kept in his home. Christie admitted that he exercised dominion and control over the gun, and had the ability to direct others to take possession of it and transport it.

Fourteen alleged Gangster Killer Bloods members were charged in the indictment with first-degree racketeering. Green was charged along with various co-defendants with three counts of murder, seven counts of attempted murder, and five counts of conspiracy to commit murder. Green and 10 co-defendants were charged with conspiring to unlawfully possess, use and traffic in guns. Green was also charged with drug offenses and being a leader of organized crime.

Green and Richard Jenkins, 27, were charged in the June 20, 2005 murder of Otis Jones, 26, who was shot in the head at Brunswick Avenue and Sanford Street. Jones allegedly was shot because he showed disrespect to gang members while trying to recover a gold necklace of his that had been stolen. On June 9, 2011, Jenkins pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter and conspiracy to commit murder before Superior Court Judge Edward M. Neafsey. The state will recommend that he be sentenced to 15 years in prison, including nearly 13 years of parole ineligibility.

Green and Keith “Droop” Parker, 30, were charged in the murder of Sharee Voorhees. Voorhees was fatally wounded in gunfire on Monmouth Street on Aug. 28, 2005. The men allegedly were part of a group of gang members who targeted a car they believed was occupied by Joseph James, a.k.a. “Hell Rell,” a reputed high-ranking member of the Nine Trey Gangsters. It was the wrong car. The car was driven by Michael Cadlett, who had five passengers. One bullet struck Cadlett in the stomach, and another traveled down the street and hit Voorhees in the chest.

In addition, Green, Anthony “Ace” Coleman, 27, and Curtis “Lil Curt” Hawkins, 24, were charged in the murder of Kareem Washington, 28, of the Nine Trey Gangsters. He was fatally shot in the neck on Ellsworth Avenue on Aug. 28, 2005, the same day Voorhees was shot, allegedly in retaliation for shootings the day before on Passaic Street that wounded three Gangster Killer Bloods members.

Attorney General Chiesa commended the dedicated efforts of all of the attorneys and investigators who have worked on the case, including:

For the Division of Criminal Justice and its Gangs & Organized Crime Bureau, Supervising Deputy Attorney General Andrew Butchko, Deputy Attorney General Daniel I. Bornstein, Volunteer Associate Randy Miller, Deputy Attorney General Steven Bennet, Lead Detective Cortney Lawrence, Detective Edward Augustyn III, Sgt. Keith Stopko, Lt. Richard J. Nocella, Chief of Detectives Paul Morris and First Deputy Chief of Detectives Allan Buecker.

For the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office, Assistant Prosecutor Lewis Korngut, who is Chief of the Mercer County Homicide Unit, Lead Detective Brian Kiely, Chief William Straniero, Lt. Richard Frascella, Sgt. Michael Novembre, Detective James Francis, and Retired Detective Frank Clayton.

For the Trenton Police Department, Lt. Chris Doyle, Detective Frank Guido, Detective Gary Britton, Detective Nathan Bolognini, the Trenton Police Crime Scene Unit, and Former Police Director Irving Bradley.

For the New Jersey State Police, the Electronic Surveillance Unit and from the Organized Crime Control Central Bureau, Bureau Chief Lt. Rick Nuel, Lt. Jay Sullivan, Sgt. Jim Burnham, and Trooper Chris Sharpe

Attorney General Chiesa also credited the Mercer County Sheriff’s Office and members of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration VEST initiative for their valuable assistance.