Overview
- Deontae "Leef" Jackson pleaded guilty to a racketeering conspiracy tied to the Lows street gang, becoming the first of 14 charged defendants to do so.
- In his plea, Jackson acknowledged narcotics trafficking that included a plan to distribute at least 1.2 kilograms of fentanyl.
- The federal indictment describes the Lows as an organized enterprise accused of murders, attempted murders, carjackings, firearms trafficking, and drug dealing.
- A sentencing hearing for Jackson will be set later by the federal court in Minneapolis.
- ATF, FBI, DEA, IRS-CI, HSI, the Postal Inspection Service, Minneapolis police, the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office, the Minnesota BCA, and the state Department of Corrections are investigating with help from the U.S. Marshals Service.