Manuel DeJesus Medina, a member of the Krazy Locos, a criminal enterprise operating principally in Palm Beach County, was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole, on charges related to two homicides committed in Palm Beach County during January and February 2009.
According to the FBI, Medina, 50, was a member of the “Krazy Locos” gang, also known as the “KL” gang operating primarily in Palm Beach County. The Krazy Locos has been affiliated at times with another gang, the “Making Life Krazy” or “MLK” gang, which also operates in Palm Beach County. From 2007 through 2009, there were approximately forty Krazy Locos gang members and associates.
The Krazy Locos organization made money through the sale of controlled substances, primarily oxycodone, Xanax, methadone, cocaine, crack, and marijuana. With respect to the prescription medications (oxycodone, Xanax, and methadone), a Krazy Locos member would “sponsor” a patient, that is, pay for the patient’s medical visit and prescription, in exchange for a portion of the prescription medication. The gang would then re-sell the prescription medication. Members of the gang also were required to pay “taxes” to the gang on a weekly basis and often resorted to criminal activity to secure the money to pay their “taxes.”
Medina was also charged for his involvement in a homicide of a person known as “D.R.” on January 9, 2009 and for an attempted Hobbs Act robbery in Palm Beach County that resulted in the death of a Palm Beach County man, known as “D.R.” and the serious injury of another, “A.R,” on February 22, 2009.
On August 6, 2010, Medina pled guilty to all charges and admitted that he was the person who shot and killed both R.F. and D.R.
Judge Kenneth A. Marra sentenced Medina to life imprisonment with no possibility of parole, followed by a consecutive term of 420 months’ imprisonment. Medina was further ordered to pay $34,396.27 in restitution.
The Krazy Locos is a criminal organization whose members and associates engaged in acts of violence, including attempted murder, obstruction of justice, extortion and distribution of controlled substances, and which operate principally in Palm Beach County.
