Jersey City Gang Members Sentenced to Lengthy Prison Sentences

NEWARK, NJ - Two members of a Jersey City gang were sentenced for their roles in two different shootings and other gang-related crimes, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced this week.

Jakeem Gibson-Madison, aka “Beanz,” 30, was sentenced to 15 years behind bars while Terick Rogers, aka“Moot,” 32, is expected to serve 16 years in prison.

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According to documents filed in the case, Gibson-Madison, Terick Rogers, and others were all members and associates of the neighborhood street gang associated with the Marion Gardens Housing Complex. They routinely distributed cocaine and heroin, among other controlled substances, in and around the Marion Gardens Housing Complex. They also engaged in acts of violence, including numerous assaults, shootings, and murders, which targeted rival gang members and others.

Included in these incidents was one on January 9, 2019, when Gibson-Madison drove his fellow gang member to the area of Grant Avenue and Ocean Avenue to target a rival gang member, ultimately leaving two victims with gunshot wounds.

For his part, on June 30, 2018, Rogers, with two other members of the enterprise, collectively shot five people while celebrating “Meech Day” in honor of a deceased fellow gang member.

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