14 members from ‘Cowboys,’ ‘Wildboys’ street gangs indicted on federal charges

Fourteen alleged gang members from two South Carolina street gangs were indicted in federal court in Charleston Wednesday on federal racketeering and attempted murder charges, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

An indictment in the case said the two street gangs, known as the “Cowboys” and the “Wildboys,” were operating in the Summerville and Walterboro areas in conjunction with each other to carry out a wide range of crimes from October 2012 to November 2015.

The indictment said the Cowboys operated under their 25-year-old leader Khiry Broughton to further their racketeering scheme by allegedly committing attempted murders, assaults with deadly weapons, drive-by shootings, home invasion robberies, threats of violence and distribution of narcotics.

Broughton, also known as “Kblacka,” and nine other gang members are now facing federal charges related to those alleged crimes:

▪  DaShawn Trevell Brown, 23, aka: “Shawny”

▪  Clude Naquan Hampton, 23, aka: “One Loyal Shooter”

▪  Zaquann Ernest Hampton, 22, aka: “TOB”

▪  Matthew Rashaun Jones, 22, aka: “Boogie Mac”

▪  Christopher Sean Brown, 22, aka: “Roughish”

▪  Bryant Jameek Davis, 21, aka: “Savo”

▪  William Lamont Cox, 38, aka: “Wataz”

▪  Quintin John Fishburne, 35, aka: “Q”

The four-count indictment also named five members of the Wildboys, who are alleged to have committed a wide range of racketeering activity, including assault with deadly weapons, murder, robbery and narcotics trafficking:

▪  Joshua Edward Manigault, 30, aka: “J-Rizzle” “Rizzle-Back”

▪  Brian Manigo, 24, aka: “B-Nasty”

▪  Kelvin Mitchell, 28, aka: “Kevy Boy”

▪  Damien Robinson, 19, aka: “Sacked Up”

▪  Devin Brown, 21, aka: “Deno Badazz”

The cases are being investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Colleton County Sheriff’s Office, Walterboro Police Department, Charleston County Sheriff’s Office, Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office, Summerville POlice Department and the First Circuit Solicitor’s Office.

The Criminal Division’s Organized Crime and Gang Section is prosecuting the cases in partnership with the 14th Circuit Solicitor’s Office.