Suffolk DA Busts 9 Huntington Bloods Gang Members for Murder, Sex Trafficking

By Rupert Deedes

Suffolk District Attorney Ray Tierney announced the arrest of nine members of a violent Huntington criminal gang known as the "Lowndes Block Gang" - an affiliate of the national Bloods street gang - who were indicted on sweeping charges including murder, shootings, illegal weapons possession, and sex trafficking.

DA Tierney described the group as a “violent street organization” that operated in and around Lowndes Avenue in Huntington Station.

Prosecutors linked the gang not only to firearms violence and murders over the past decade but also to a sex-trafficking operation used to generate funds for firearms and other criminal activity. 

The Lowndes Block Gang is composed of local members or associates of the nationally known Bloods street gang sets, active in the New York area. Bloods crews like this (and related groups like the United Blood Nation) are predominantly African-American street-level organized crime groups linked historically to drug trafficking, robbery, and violence.

On January 22, 2026, Suffolk County prosecutors announced a 53-count indictment charging nine individuals with: Two murders and at least eight additional shootings dating back to 2016; possession of 11 illegal firearms; and a sex-trafficking operation used to fund gang activity, including weapons purchases

The indictment spanned incidents from 2016 through November 2025, reflecting a multi-year investigation led by the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office’s Cold Case Gang Homicide Unit alongside local police, federal investigators, and the U.S. Marshals Regional Fugitive Task Force. Several violent episodes are detailed in the indictment:

Luis Cameron Rimmer-Hernandez, age 21, was allegedly murdered in August 2021 after the gang’s leader became upset with him over a prior arrest, and a 14-year-old gang associate was allegedly recruited to pull the trigger. 

Other defendants are accused of ordering or carrying out shootings at rival gang members and into homes or public places, including a daytime shooting outside an apartment complex and a firefight near Heckscher Park. 

One defendant, Kevin Donaghy, is charged in a 2016 shooting outside a house party that killed an 18-year-old, Antoine Butts-Miller. 

Prosecutors allege the gang used violence to establish territorial control and instill fear in the community.

In addition to shootings and murders, prosecutors say gang leaders operated a sex-trafficking enterprise for several months, with proceeds allegedly used to buy firearms and support criminal operations.

The nine defendants — including alleged leader Marques Scott — were arraigned in early 2026. Scott, 31, is accused of ordering murders and other violence, while others face charges ranging from murder in the second degree to conspiracy, assault, and attempted murder.