20 Atlanta 31GK Gang Members Arrested, Mugshots Released

Mugshots Of The 20 Atlanta 31GK Gang Members Arrested Have Been Released

Couple months back, it was reported that a total of 20 Atlanta 31GK gang members have been arrested in Lithonia. According to reports, they were caught with 20 guns, 8 illegal machine guns, 6 switches.

They were also caught with 60 pounds of mushrooms, 70 grams of mushroom gummies, 2 bottles of promethazine, 8 Xanax pills & 1 oxycodone pill.

According to the authorities, they initiated investigation after the Cedar Park Police Department contacted DeKalb County Police Department about four armed robbery suspects with possible ties to DeKalb County.

DeKalb County Police Department joined forces with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI), the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the Cedar Park Police Department and the U.S. Marshals Service to execute a search and arrest warrant at a residence at 3111 Cleethorpes Drive in Lithonia.

Per DKPD, all the suspects, including four wanted from Cedar Park, were apprehended without incident, which is quite commendable. Their mugshots was later posted by Say Cheese and has since been going viral on X, formerly Twitter.

Mugshots released of the 20 Atlanta gang members who were found with 20 guns, 8 illegal machine guns, 6 switches, 60 pounds of mushrooms, 70 grams of mushroom gummies, 2 bottles of promethazine, 8 Xanax pills & 1 oxycodone pill. pic.twitter.com/e6fIXOmVzf

— SAY CHEESE! 👄🧀 (@SaycheeseDGTL) April 12, 2024

“Not a single white person. I’m just curious why black mostly indulge in this type of activities. It saddens me because it’s like we are getting known for this,” a tweep reacted to the mugshots. “One similar thing about them us they have dreads,” another person noted.

Authorities said the following suspects (and their ages) were arrested: Goodwin, 20, Calvary Ray, 20, Jakai Lewis, 18, Amarion Pitts, 20, Joshua Thomas, 18, Naseem Triplett, 20, Caleb Dudley, 19, Ashton George, 17, Jammeel Jones, 19, Daniel Solomon, 23, Camryn Byrd, 23, Reniya Armstead, 23, Nahan Hutton, 24, John Frazier, 21, Jerry Johnson, 25, Darin Harris, 19, Tyrique Thomas (19, Donovan Logan, 20, Shadae Woods, 18, and Brandon Thomas, 31.

The arrested suspects are all facing a violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act, firearms, and Gang Act charges, according to Atlanta News First.

DKPD added that, “Additional charges of Armed Robbery and Felony Murder were secured for Thomas, Pitts, Johnson, and Goodwin for the April 4 murder of Nicholas Grierson, 27, at 3316 Snapfinger Road in Stonecrest, Georgia.”

Gang activities started in Georgia in the mid 1980s, as a result of the crack cocaine epidemic. According to reports, there were an estimated active 78 gangs in Atlanta back in 2003.

At least, 192 gangs were been tracked by Atlanta police in 2015. Fast forward to now that Mexican drug cartels have established Atlanta as a major distribution hub for drugs including methamphetamine, marijuana, cocaine, and heroin.

The main source of revenue for gang members is drug dealing, which is why there are often equally a high rate of drug trafficking in areas where there are gang activities. Some gangs even form untraditional alliances with one another.

Other ways in which gangs capitalize in Atlanta’s open air drug market are armed robbery and drug robberies.