Crime & Safety
2 'Ghost Face Gangsters' Members Convicted, Sentenced
Authorities say the gang started in the prison system then spread to the outside world.
PAULDING COUNTY, GA β Two members of the Ghost Face Gangsters street gang were convicted and sent to jail in late October, according to the Paulding County District Attorney.
The DA posted a release on Facebook that Tyler Campbell and Zachari Nokes are members of the Ghost Face Gangsters, a white criminal gang that started in the prison system and eventually spread across Georgia.
The Ghost Face Gangsters have filled vacuums left by arrests and imprisonment of members of other gangs, the release says.
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The DA said in the release that Campbell was convicted of violating the Gang Act and felony obstruction. Campbell was also convicted on charges after attacking a black jail guard while he was booked for other crimes. He was sentenced to 10 years with the first three in prison.
Nokes was convicted of multiple counts of violating the Gang Act as well as trafficking methamphetamines and other charges. He was sentenced 40 years wih the first 15 in prison.
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Both of the sentences were results of pleas.
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