Memphis Gang Member Sentenced to 7+ Years for RICO Conspiracy After Armed Tattoo Shop Robbery, Drug Trafficking

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Memphis man was sentenced Wednesday to 87 months in federal prison for his role in a racketeering conspiracy that included an armed robbery at a local tattoo shop and large-scale methamphetamine distribution, all part of the city’s Young Mob gang, according to court documents.

Larry Wilson, 36, also known as “L,” pleaded guilty to RICO conspiracy charges stemming from his admitted participation in a pattern of racketeering activity for Young Mob, a Memphis-based gang founded in 2007. The case was prosecuted under the Justice Department’s Violent Crime Initiative in Memphis.

Court documents and statements made in court revealed that Wilson distributed methamphetamine and conspired to do so with other gang members. Federal investigators, operating under a court-authorized wiretap from March 14 to June 13, 2024, intercepted communications showing Wilson and others conspiring to distribute large quantities of fentanyl and methamphetamine while also committing acts of violence.

The conspiracy culminated in June 2024 with two attempted robberies of a customer at Therapeutic Ink, a Memphis tattoo shop. On June 11, Wilson and co-defendant Braxton Beck — also known as “B Mack” — plotted to rob a customer, but Memphis Police Department units dispatched to the scene prevented the attempt. The following day, when the same customer returned, Wilson and Beck again hatched a plan. Police units again responded, but after they left the area, Wilson and Beck — both armed with firearms — stormed the shop and robbed three individuals, including the intended target.

Beck previously pleaded guilty and was sentenced on May 12, 2026, to 10 years in prison for his role in the robbery and RICO conspiracy.

Wilson also admitted to attempting another robbery as part of the gang’s racketeering activity. Gang insignia from Young Mob were seized during a warrant search of co-defendant Brian Lackland’s residence.

Two Memphis Men Sentenced to Combined 21+ Years for Gunpoint Carjacking of Construction Workers

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Two men were sentenced to federal prison this week for their roles in a Nov. 24, 2024, armed carjacking and robbery that targeted a group of construction workers, with one defendant receiving 13 years and the other receiving eight and a half years, according to court documents.

Marterrio Armstrong, 21, of Memphis, and Jacam’Ron McIntosh, 21, of Oxford, Mississippi, were sentenced after evidence presented at trial showed they approached nine construction workers with guns drawn as the victims were packing their belongings following a residential construction project.

Armstrong and McIntosh pointed firearms at the victims and threatened them, stating, “Don’t move or we will f&*% you up,” before demanding their property. Armstrong remained outside with the nine victims while McIntosh entered the residence and dragged a tenth victim outside at gunpoint. The defendants rummaged through the victims’ pockets, stealing wallets, cell phones, money, and keys, then drove away in one victim’s Nissan Maxima.

Less than one hour after the armed carjacking, Memphis Police Department officers tracked one victim’s cellphone to a Memphis residence. There, they found the stolen Nissan Maxima hidden behind trash cans in a carport. Inside the residence, officers located Armstrong and the victims’ stolen property. McIntosh was discovered hiding in the attic, along with a Glock 19 pistol, a Romania Arms Mini Draco pistol, and a wallet taken from one of the victims during the robbery.

McIntosh received a 13-year prison sentence, while Armstrong was sentenced to eight and a half years.

“ATF and the Memphis Police Department investigated the case,” Assistant Attorney General A. Tysen Duva, U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant for the Western District of Tennessee, and ATF Special Agent in Charge Jamey VanVliet announced.