Also according to Mike, and his mother, Yonkers was never even But McCartys reputation as a feared member of the Royals and a loyal follower of the Southern Brotherhood white supremacist street gang earned him freedom from prosecution and even jail time for years because witnesses were too afraid to testify against him. He is a farmer and father to Tilly and Cricket, Alices son, and Nancys former husband. Out of necessity, they entered into a grouping within the Folks alliance known as the Almighty Family. Chicago gang historian James OConnor recalls, There was a young man named Tessie, he was a Gaylord. The Simon City Royals gang colors are blue and black, but the Kansas City Royals team colors were adopted, adding green and white to the mix. Bill GreenGalleryRelationshipsOutfitsBill Green is the tritagonist of Big City Greens. Its a blink of an eye to take a life in Jackson, I just dont understand that.. In the 1920s gangs became entrenched in the patronage networks operated by ward politicians, with notorious criminals and rum-runners, which formulated Chicago's organized crime called the "Outfit." (Courtesy of Zach Jones) Their symbols include a six-pointed star, a Latin cross with three dashes, and a rabbit head with a bent right ear. Simon city royals are located mainly on the coast of Mississippi in Gulfport , but are expanding rapidly in the more rural areas that are closer to a big city. Bermudez. But thegang bill that called for stricter penaltiesfor gang members passed through the Senate in the last week but never made it to a vote in the House. Here's why. ]]> We'd just pull over, stop them, search them, wed do that stop and frisk, we'd find guns in the cars, so it was like they were advertising. When Benny Ivey retired in 2008 from leading the Simon City Royals in central Mississippi he covered most of his Royals tattoos, but left one of the gang's shield on his leg, inking. Aug. 31, 2016: A new gang has surfaced at the Cook County Jail that even the sheriff refers to as bizarre. Tom Dart credits members of the gang, called Savage Life, with a hostage incident that occurred at the jail late last month. The Kansas City Royals font is used for jersey lettering, player names, numbers, team logo, branding, and merchandise. They named themselves for Simons Park, which is located on the corner of Drake and Wabansia in the Humboldt Park neighborhood where they originally formed. The views expressed in this post are the author's own. Founded in the south side of Chicago in the 1960s, the Black Gangster Disciplescriminal gang formed after the leaders of two other Chicago gangs the Highlife Supreme Gangsters and the Black Disciples, merged. Previously known as the Almighty Simon City Royals Nation, the gang started as a Chicago street gang in the 1950s. left gunpowder traces on his clothing, particularly on his sleeves and possibly on his get dressed and go outside, I can't find Pat or Teddy. THIS IS SIR MISFIT FROM THE FARWELL SIMON CITY ROYALS AND I REALLY DONT UNDERSTAND WHAT SIR RIP IS TALKING ABOUT I HAVE BEEN AROUND SINCE 86 AND WEVE HADNT BEEN A TRUCE SINCE THE 70S--- Sig. About 400 Simon City members were charged with crimes in six counties there in 2017. whose first description of the car used in the shooting matched Pat Saunders' beige Grand Today, OConnor collects the sweaters as historical artifacts. The Royals are one of the oldest and largest white gangs in the US. An Irish gang, Ragen's Colts marked boundaries of "their" turf, attacked both Mexican American's and Black youth, and other White gangs also patrolled that area. }); I remember one episode in 1973 when my former partner Pete Lane and I were after a Simon City Royal for escaping from a work release center, and saw him go into a restaurant on Montrose and Sheridan Road in Chicago. Before 1980, we were like the Crips or the Bloods, no laws or policies, [but] 1980 is when we became the Simon City Royals. Later, sports apparel was co-opted as gang representation. it. Thats why prosecutors drafted gang legislation to give law enforcement the tools they need to address the violent activity of criminal gangs.. The swabs showed traces of gunpowder between Mike's thumb and forefinger and on the Rites? Before social media gangs like the Simon City Royals and Latin kings handed out cards! McCarty is now serving a life sentence plus three years for the 2016 gang-initiated killing, all because the gang erroneously thought the victim had become a snitch. Then I go back up my porch and ask my mom where Pat was. The ensuing war between the Unknowns and the Southport and Fullerton Royals would result in many deaths in both gangs. Michael Polk and Michael Matsunaga; testimony from two of Mike's fellow Royals Pat showered and changed clothes just before being arrested. //-->