Gang Leader Sentenced In Augusta County
Rockingham County Charges Still Pending
Posted: January 25, 2013
HARRISONBURG — A Bloods gang leader still facing gang and robbery charges in Rockingham County will spend more than a decade in prison for crimes he committed in Augusta County.
Trey Aaron Scott, 20, entered Alford pleas Wednesday in Augusta County Circuit Court to felony gang participation, felony aggravated malicious wounding, felony use of a firearm during the commission of a felony and felony cocaine possession.
In an Alford plea, a defendant doesn’t admit guilt, but agrees there is enough evidence for a conviction if the case went to trial.
Judge Victor Ludwig sentenced Scott to 53 years with all but 14½ years suspended.
Scott has pending charges in Rockingham County Circuit Court for felony gang participation, felony malicious wounding and felony robbery for alleged crimes committed last spring. He is scheduled for a plea hearing on Feb. 5.
Police say Scott showed up to a party at Morrison Park in Harrisonburg on March 31. At the party, police say, he got into a verbal argument at which point he made several gang-related references, then attacked the victim.
Police haven’t released the victim’s name.
In the Augusta County case, police say Scott attended a party in December 2011 with several suspected Bloods gang members.
Prosecutors say Scott and his friends approached the 22-year-old victim in the case, believing he was a member of the Bloods’ rivals, the Crips. Police haven’t released the victim’s name.
Later that night, prosecutors say, the victim bumped into Scott in a hallway. The defendant took the act as a sign of disrespect, pulled out a gun and fired it into the air. Scott then pistol-whipped the victim until he was unconsciousness, prosecutors say.
The victim sustained orbital skull fractures as a result of the attack.
Assistant Attorney General Phil Figura prosecuted the case. Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli said the case should serve as a message to gang members.
“Violent gangs like the Bloods terrorize communities across the commonwealth,” Cuccinelli said in a statement. “As this case demonstrates, violence and brutality are a way of life for gang members. [Wednesday’s] sentence should make it abundantly clear to gangs or potential gang members that this violence will result in a lengthy prison term.”
Contact Pete DeLea at 574-6278 or pdelea@dnronline.com
Trey Aaron Scott, 20, entered Alford pleas Wednesday in Augusta County Circuit Court to felony gang participation, felony aggravated malicious wounding, felony use of a firearm during the commission of a felony and felony cocaine possession.
In an Alford plea, a defendant doesn’t admit guilt, but agrees there is enough evidence for a conviction if the case went to trial.
Judge Victor Ludwig sentenced Scott to 53 years with all but 14½ years suspended.
Scott has pending charges in Rockingham County Circuit Court for felony gang participation, felony malicious wounding and felony robbery for alleged crimes committed last spring. He is scheduled for a plea hearing on Feb. 5.
Police say Scott showed up to a party at Morrison Park in Harrisonburg on March 31. At the party, police say, he got into a verbal argument at which point he made several gang-related references, then attacked the victim.
Police haven’t released the victim’s name.
In the Augusta County case, police say Scott attended a party in December 2011 with several suspected Bloods gang members.
Prosecutors say Scott and his friends approached the 22-year-old victim in the case, believing he was a member of the Bloods’ rivals, the Crips. Police haven’t released the victim’s name.
Later that night, prosecutors say, the victim bumped into Scott in a hallway. The defendant took the act as a sign of disrespect, pulled out a gun and fired it into the air. Scott then pistol-whipped the victim until he was unconsciousness, prosecutors say.
The victim sustained orbital skull fractures as a result of the attack.
Assistant Attorney General Phil Figura prosecuted the case. Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli said the case should serve as a message to gang members.
“Violent gangs like the Bloods terrorize communities across the commonwealth,” Cuccinelli said in a statement. “As this case demonstrates, violence and brutality are a way of life for gang members. [Wednesday’s] sentence should make it abundantly clear to gangs or potential gang members that this violence will result in a lengthy prison term.”
Contact Pete DeLea at 574-6278 or pdelea@dnronline.com