By SÍLE MOLONEY
FEDERAL COURT BUILDING, Manhattan
Photo courtesy of Rich Mitchell via Flickr
U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Jay Clayton announced Friday, April 3, that Alieu Jarjou, 31, a/k/a “Scally,” a/k/a “Lu Scally,” pled guilty the same day before U.S. District Judge Edgardo Ramos to his criminal activities as a member of the “Rollin 20s” set of the Crips gang, including the March 2021 murder of Jadon Robinson in the Soundview section of The Bronx.
Reacting to the news, Clayton said, “On March 9, 2021, Alieu Jarjou shot and killed 30-year-old Jadon Robinson on a busy Bronx street in the middle of the day. Jarjou committed this brutal murder to enhance his status within the Rollin’ 20s Crips, a violent street gang that has terrorized our communities through senseless violence and drug trafficking.”
He continued, “There is stark reality that we need to face. For gangs like the Crips, murder is a part of business, and for gang members, murder is a status symbol. Those who tolerate, or worse, celebrate gang culture could not be more out of touch. New York families want gangs dismantled and their murderous members off the streets. The women and men of our Office are committed to relentlessly pursuing all gangs that threaten the safety of New Yorkers.”
As alleged in the indictment and statements made in public filings and public court proceedings, from at least January 2021, through at least January 2022, Jarjou was a member of the Rollin’ 20s Crips, based in The Bronx. In order to fund the gang, protect its territory, and promote its standing, members of the Rollin 20s Crips engaged in, among other things, murders, assaults, threats of violence, and narcotics trafficking.
The court heard that in connection with his membership in the Rollin’ 20s Crips, Jarjou, together with other members of the gang, sold drugs, including oxycodone and marijuana, and on March 9, 2021, he shot and killed Jadon Robinson in the vicinity of 1268 Morrison Avenue in Soundview. Prosecutors said after learning that Robinson was suspected of assaulting a member of the Rollin 20s Crips, Jarjou murdered Robinson to retaliate for the suspected assault. Robinson was 30 years old.
Jarjou pled guilty to one count of racketeering conspiracy, during which he committed murder, which carries a maximum sentence of life in prison; and one count of using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to, and possessing a firearm in furtherance of, a crime of violence, which firearm was brandished and discharged, which carries a maximum sentence of life in prison and a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in prison. Jarjour is scheduled to be sentenced by Ramos in August 2026.
The minimum and maximum potential sentences in this case are prescribed by Congress and are provided for informational purposes only, as any sentencing of the defendant will be determined by the judge.
Clayton praised what he described as the outstanding investigative work of the NYPD. The case is being handled by the Office of the U.S. Attorneys for the Southern District of New York’s violent organizations and crime unit. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Christy Slavik and Jim Ligtenberg are leading the prosecution.