Bronx Gang Member Convicted Of 2013 Murder

United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, announced that a jury found LAMAR WILLIAMS, a/k/a "Black," a/k/a "Little Black," a/k/a "Chase Money Marz," guilty today of murder in aid of racketeering, murder through use of a firearm, and racketeering conspiracy. The convictions relate to WILLIAMS' murder of 28-year-old Rasheed Barton on August 11, 2013, in the Bronx, New York, and WILLIAMS' leadership of the Mac Ballers gang. WILLIAMS was convicted following a seven-day jury trial before U.S. District Judge Loretta A. Preska, who will impose sentence on May 19, 2026.

"Moments ago, a unanimous Manhattan jury rightly found that Lamar Williams, a leader of the violent Mac Ballers set of the Bloods gang, gunned down Rasheed Barton in cold blood," U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton said. "New Yorkers want violent gang members off our streets. Our office, together with our law enforcement partners-including the NYPD, FBI, DEA and HSI-is committed to that mission. In this important case, I commend the women and men of this Office for closely partnering with New York's finest in bringing a leader of a gang whose stock and trade is murder, violence, and intimidation."

According to the allegations in the Indictment, public court filings, and evidence presented at jury trial:

From at least 2013 to 2022, WILLIAMS was a member and leader of the Mac Ballers, which is associated with the national Bloods gang. The Mac Ballers operated primarily in the northeast United States, including in the Bronx, and in jails and prisons of New York City and the State of New York.

Members of the Mac Ballers committed acts of violence, including murder, to protect and expand the gang's territory, to retaliate against rival gang members, to keep victims and potential victims in fear of the gang, and to otherwise promote the gang's reputation. They also distributed controlled substances in order to enrich themselves. Mac Ballers members promoted and celebrated the gang's criminal conduct, including acts of violence, drug distribution, and firearm usage.

On August 11, 2013, WILLIAMS shot and killed Rasheed Barton in the vicinity of East 174th Street and Bronx River Avenue in the Bronx, New York. WILLIAMS murdered Barton in connection with WILLIAMS' membership in the Mac Ballers gang and his conspiring to sell crack cocaine.

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WILLIAMS, 35, of the Bronx, New York, was convicted of one count of murder in aid of racketeering, which carries a statutory maximum sentence of life in prison and a mandatory minimum sentence of life in prison; one count of murder through use of a firearm, which carries a statutory maximum sentence of life in prison; and one count of racketeering conspiracy with special sentencing factors, which carries a statutory maximum sentence of life in prison.

The minimum and maximum potential sentences are prescribed by Congress and are provided here for informational purposes only, as any sentence will be determined by the judge.

Mr. Clayton praised the outstanding investigative work of the New York City Police Department and the investigators at the United States Attorney's Office.

This case is being handled by the Office's Violent Organizations and Crime Unit. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Ryan W. Allison and Patrick R. Moroney are in charge of the prosecution, with the assistance of Paralegal Specialists Chanel Foster and Sophie Keegan.