"A Crips gang member who let his younger brother languish in jail on Rikers Island for a mistaken-identity murder he committed will spend 30 years in federal prison for that Brooklyn slaying. Martial H. Amilcar's sentencing in Brooklyn Federal Court Thursday came after he pleaded guilty to a federal racketeering charge earlier this year, admitting he fatally shot 15-year-old Samuel Joseph in 2019 as part of a beef between his gang, the Hyena Crips, and the rival Haitian Loc gang."
"Except Amilcar, 28, was actually gunning for Samuel's younger brother, and killed the teen by mistake as he stepped out of his apartment on Flatbush Ave. near 26th St. to get a bite to eat. "For years, the defendant publicly let his younger brother take the blame for the murder, while, privately, the defendant claimed credit to elevate his own status in the gang," prosecutors wrote in a Nov. 6 letter to Judge Ann Donnelly, who handed down the sentence."
Martial H. Amilcar admitted to fatally shooting 15-year-old Samuel Joseph in 2019 during a gang conflict and pleaded guilty to a federal racketeering charge. Amilcar targeted Samuel's younger brother but killed Samuel by mistake as the teen stepped out of his Flatbush Avenue apartment. Prosecutors reported that Amilcar publicly allowed his younger brother to be blamed while privately claiming responsibility to boost his gang status. Samuel's sister described him as magnetic and an aspiring basketball player. The younger brother was wrongly arrested, spent time on Rikers Island, later settled with the city, and faced separate federal charges.
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