Tag: DeKalb County Police Department

St. Thomas’ Gumbs Gets 15 Years After Wiretaps Catch Cop Bragging About Being Street Gang’s Hit Man

ATLANTA — A former Georgia police officer was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison Monday after a racketeering conviction. According to the U.S. Attorney’s office, Vancito Gumbs, 28, of Stone Mountain, claimed to be a hitman and member of a gang, while at the same time serving as a police officer. Gumbs, a native […]

St. Thomas Native, Accused Of Being An Atlanta Cop And Street Gang Member, To Be Sentenced In Federal Court

ATLANTA — A St. Thomas native will be sentenced by a federal judge today after his conviction on a racketeering charge in a case where authorities said the Georgia cop turned his true loyalties over to a vicious street gang. Vancito Gumbs, 28, of Charlotte Amalie, who moved to Stone Mountain, Georgia when he was […]