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Hobos gang leader sentenced to 40 years in prison
Gregory “Bowlegs” Chester, the alleged head of the Hobos street gang, was sentenced to 40 years in prison Thursday. Chester and five other alleged leaders of the gang were convicted on “racketeering conspiracy charges alleging the gang carried out eight murders over a decade,” the Tribune reports. The prosecution was seeking a life sentence for Chester, but his defense team argued that he wasn’t the gang’s triggerman. U.S. district judge John Tharp called it a “tragedy” that Chester hadn’t used his skills, ambition, and “entrepreneurial spirit” to help others. Instead, “he made the choice to use those talents to advance the cause of evil. [Tribune]
