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Two Gang Members Sentenced to Federal Prison for Drive-By Shooting

U.S. Attorney’s Office November 05, 2009
  • District of Arizona (602) 514-7500

PHOENIX—Angel Fulwilder, 19, a member of the Salt River Indian Community, and Carlton Justin, 21, a member of the Gila River Indian Community were sentenced this week by U.S. District Judge Susan R. Bolton. Fulwilder was sentenced on November 2, 2009, to 21 months in federal prison, and Justin was sentenced on November 3, 2009, to 72 months in federal prison. Both defendants pleaded guilty to Assault with a Dangerous Weapon.

On February 17, 2009, the victim was standing outside of a house on the Gila River Indian Reservation with his girlfriend, their 2-year-old son, and his girlfriend’s sister. The women were wearing red shirts. Occupants of the car driven by Fulwilder, front seat passenger, Carlton Justin and a third man in the back seat, yelled out gang references. Fulwilder drove the car slowly by the victim’s location. Justin, who was wearing a blue bandana on his face, shot one time with a .22 rifle. The round went through the victim’s shirt and lodged in the front of the house. After he fired the shot, the car took off a few houses away to the end of the block, turned the corner and stopped. Justin then fired another round from the passenger-side front window. This round struck the victim in the foot, and the car again took off. The victim recovered from his injuries.

The investigation was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Gila River Police Department. The prosecution was handled by Alison S. Bachus, Assistant U.S. Attorney, District of Arizona, Phoenix.

CASE NUMBER: CR-09-404-PHX-SRB

RELEASE NUMBER: 2009-350(Justin)

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