Alieu Jarjou, a member of the Rollin 20s set of the Crips, pleaded guilty Friday in federal court to a racketeering conspiracy that prosecutors say included the March 9, 2021, daylight killing of 30-year-old Jadon Robinson in the Bronx. Jarjou admitted he shot Robinson to boost his standing in the gang and now faces a potential life sentence at a hearing set for August 18, 2026. U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton said that “for gangs like the Crips, murder is a part of business, and for gang members, murder is a status symbol.”
“For gangs like the Crips, murder is a part of business, and for gang members, murder is a status symbol,” said U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton. “Every New York family wants gangs dismantled and their murderous members off the streets.” April 3, 2026
- U.S. Attorney SDNY (@SDNYnews) April 3, 2026
Jarjou Pleads Guilty In Federal Court
Jarjou, also known by the nicknames “Scally” and “Lu Scally,” pleaded guilty on April 3 to one count of racketeering conspiracy, during which prosecutors say he committed murder, and to a firearms count that prosecutors say involved a gun being brandished and discharged. The plea exposes Jarjou to a possible life sentence on the racketeering count and carries a mandatory minimum of 10 years on the firearms charge, with sentencing scheduled for August 18, 2026. The case is being handled by the U.S. Attorney’s Office’s Violent Organizations and Crime Unit, which announced the plea in a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, SDNY.
Prosecutors Say Killing Was Retaliation
According to prosecutors, Jarjou shot Robinson near 1268 Morrison Avenue in the Soundview neighborhood after learning Robinson was suspected of assaulting a Rollin 20s member. They say the killing was meant both to retaliate and to elevate Jarjou’s status inside the set. Court filings and the indictment describe the Rollin 20s Crips as a Bronx-based enterprise that sold narcotics and used violence to protect territory. That account of the murder and of Jarjou’s membership in the group was first detailed when charges were unsealed in January 2025, as reported by Norwood News.
State Conviction And Prior Sentence
Jarjou is also facing the fallout from a separate state case. Bronx prosecutors say a jury convicted him in November 2024 of firing at a moving vehicle, and the Bronx District Attorney’s Office announced a combined 12-year sentence in March 2025. That daylight shooting, which the DA said happened in front of 1065 East 232nd Street in Edenwald, is cited by prosecutors as another example of Jarjou turning to gunfire on Bronx streets. The Bronx DA released a statement on the sentencing, and a prior report, Faces Charges In 2021 Daylight Murder, outlined the earlier federal accusations. Bronx District Attorney’s Office
Legal Stakes
Murder in aid of racketeering can carry life imprisonment or the death penalty, and a RICO conspiracy can be punishable by life when the underlying racketeering acts include crimes that themselves carry a potential life sentence, according to Congress.gov. The firearms count also brings mandatory minimum terms that can run consecutive to a RICO sentence. Those statutory stakes help explain why federal authorities pursue some gang homicides as racketeering cases.
What Comes Next
Jarjou is set to be sentenced before U.S. District Judge Edgardo Ramos on August 18, 2026, and prosecutors have publicly praised the NYPD’s investigative work in the case. They say the guilty plea is a step toward dismantling the Rollin 20s and bringing other violent members of the Bronx-based set into federal court. U.S. Attorney’s Office, SDNY
