Four members and associates of Paterson based gang known as “4K” sentenced for violent crime in aid of racketeering for their role in a shooting (DOJ)

Four Members and Associates of Paterson Based Gang known as "4K" Sentenced for Violent Crime in Aid of Racketeering for Their Role in a Shooting

Monday, September 28, 2026

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U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Jersey

NEWARK, N.J. - Four members of the Paterson based neighborhood street gang known as "4K" were sentenced for their roles in a shooting, U.S. Attorney Robert Frazer announced today.

Jatrail Avent, a/k/a "Curry" ("Avent"), Shequan Roberts, a/k/a "Shingy" ("Roberts"), Jahmir Moody, a/k/a "Jahdi" ("Moody"), and Wiziar Johnson, a/k/a "Wababy" ("Johnson"), all of Paterson, each previously pled guilty before U.S. District Judge Brian R. Martinotti to Superseding Informations charging them each with one count of assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering, and one count of brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence.

On September 2, 2026, Avent was sentenced to 96 months' imprisonment followed by five years of supervised release. Thereafter, on September 9, 2026, Roberts was sentenced to 104 months' imprisonment followed by five years of supervised release and Moody was sentenced to 84 months and one day's imprisonment followed by three years of supervised release. Most recently, on September 15, 2026, Johnson was sentenced to 96 months' imprisonment followed by five years of supervised release.

These charges are the result of a long-running investigation coordinated between the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the Passaic County Sheriff's Office, among other law enforcement agencies.

According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court:

Avent, Roberts, Moody, and Johnson were all members and associates of the neighborhood-based street gang known as "4K," which operates in the area of Rosa Parks Boulevard near Lyon Street, Keen Street, and Mercer Streets in Paterson, New Jersey (the 4K Enterprise). Members and associates of the 4K Enterprise have engaged in numerous criminal acts in furtherance of their gang, including shootings, robberies, homicides, and drug trafficking. Members and associates of the 4K Enterprise have also engaged in acts of violence against members of rival gangs.

In the early morning hours of November 6, 2022, Avent, Roberts, Moody, and Johnson opened fire in a residential area of Paterson on members of a rival gang, called the 230 Boys, who were inside a van, as part of a dispute between 4K and the 230 Boys. In total, the 4K members fired over 60 rounds during this shooting.

U.S. Attorney Robert Frazer credited law enforcement members with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Stefanie Roddy, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Newark Field Division, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Beau Kolodka; the New Jersey State Police, Gangs and Organized Crime North Unit, under the direction of Acting Superintendent Jeanne Hengemuhle; the Passaic County Sheriff's Office, under the direction of Sheriff Thomas Adamo; the Paterson Police Department, under the direction of Officer in Charge Patrick Murray, with the investigation leading to today's charges.

The government is represented by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Lauren Kober and Harry Morgenthau of the Organized Crime/Gangs Unit and Daniel Rosenblum of the Narcotics and International Trafficking Unit in Newark.

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