A Miami man's run through crime ended with a life-changing thud as a jury slapped him with a guilty verdict on 23 charges, including murder, assault on a federal officer, and firearm offenses, prosecutors announced Wednesday.
The justice hammer came down on Geno St. Flerose, affiliated with the "Everybody Eats," or "EBE" gang, following devastating events that shook the Miami streets; on April 28, 2020, after a four-block chase, he unloaded approximately thirteen bullets into the car of a 22-year-old victim, causing fatal injuries – leading to death before the victim could receive hospital care then, two months later on June 17, in a brazen daylight episode, St. Flerose unleashed a hail of gunfire on a federal agent conducting surveillance near his abode, fortunately, the bullets pierced the vehicle but left the agent unharmed.
Amid the chaos, authorities uncovered a trove of personal information belonging to hundreds of unsuspecting individuals, revealing a devious side-hustle in access device fraud and identity theft.
St. Flerose's sentencing, set for May 3, could land him behind bars for life, dishing out justice with up to $250,000 in fines per count, and the possibility of a perpetual glance over his shoulder in the form of supervised release; U.S. Attorney Markenzy Lapointe, along with top brass from the FBI and the Secret Service, laid bare the gritty details of the case that could sink St. Flerose, marooned in a sea of law enforcement and legal scrutiny, according to a statement from the Department of Justice.
The gavel of justice was wielded by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Christine Hernandez and Yara Dodin, with Mitchell Hyman managing asset forfeiture; details of St. Flerose's case await public perusal on the Southern District of Florida's court website or for those inclined, a dive through the digital court archives at PACER, under case number 21-cr-20149.
