Gang enforcer sentenced to 23 years

The enforcer of a violent Hispanic street gang was sentenced to 23 years on racketeering charges, which included torturing one man, beating and stabbing another and shooting an innocent bystander outside a nightclub. Brandon Smith, 26, also known as “King Little One,” was a member of the Latin Kings, which began establishing roots from Chicago and New York in Maryland in 2007.

According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Maryland, Smith committed his violence up and down the East Coast.