08-06-2025
Five members of north Minneapolis gang convicted on RICO, drugs charges
Five members of north Minneapolis gang convicted on RICO, drugs charges originally appeared on Bring Me The News.
Five members of a north Minneapolis gang were convicted in federal court last week on charges including murder.
On Thursday, a federal jury convicted five members of the Highs gang on various charges. The gang operates north of West Broadway Avenue in North Minneapolis. As members of the gang, the defendants were expected to retaliate against the rival Lows gang, which operates south of West Broadway Avenue, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
The members convicted are:
Tyreese Giles, 24
Trevaun Robinson, 29
William Banks, 35
Gregory Brown, 35
Josiah Taylor, 31
Giles, Robinson, Banks and Brown were convicted on federal RICO conspiracy charges.
Giles was also convicted of committing a murder on behalf of the gang on Sept. 9, 2021, when he traveled to a store in Lows territory and fatally shot a Lows member, an apparent retaliatory attack to the killing of a Highs member just a few hours earlier at a Minneapolis barbershop.
Taylor was convicted of conspiring to distribute controlled substances and possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking.
'The Highs have long terrorized north Minneapolis, bringing drugs, violence, and murder into our community,' Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Thompson said in a statement.
'This verdict represents yet another step in our fight against gang violence. I want to thank the coalition of federal, state, and local law enforcement partners who joined together to investigate and prosecute this violent criminal street gang. I also want to thank the Justice Department's Violent Crime & Racketeering Section for lending their expertise and partnering with the U.S. Attorney's Office on our RICO cases.'
The trial was the second of back-to-back trials involving members of the Highs gang. The third trial will begin Monday. In total, more than 40 defendants are charged in the case.
This story was originally reported by Bring Me The News on Jun 8, 2025, where it first appeared.
