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Yo what's good evil streets fam you know the deal we back at it again shout out to all my day ones the members and subscribers who be tapping in every single day y'all the backbone of this whole operation the real reason this channel growing and popping off Anyone trying to get their music brand or business out there hit my line evil streets media at gmail.com We can work something out. Big respect to everyone sending them cash app donations too and if you trying to support the movement you can catch me at evil streets tv on cash app everything donated goes right back into keeping this channel alive Aight y'all enough talk let's dive into this street saga Spencer Bowens got knocked by a federal jury out in the eastern district of Virginia for conspiracy tied to possessing and moving crack cocaine powder cocaine and that heroin he also caught two counts for harboring fugitives and obstruction of justice The whole case came from his part in the poison clan a massive crack distribution empire that first popped off in Brooklyn New York somewhere between the mid to late 1980s the poison clan wasn't playing small they stretched way past Brooklyn planting flags in mad major cities the network pushed north hitting Albany and areas around Boston then south touching Baltimore Washington DC Richmond Raleigh Charlotte and Columbia plus more spots The clan had this slick system for moving product whips with hidden stash spots to push crack from New York all up and down the East Coast Sometimes they'd ship powder cocaine down to the carolinas where crews would cook it up into crack right there for the streets By 1993 the organization was eating heavy money wise Take Richmond for example that operation alone was bringing in something like $80,000 every single week off twenty four hour crack sales On top of Richmond they were making weekly drop offs of crack to spots like Albany and Baltimore while constantly checking for new territory to take over The poison clan this infamous drug trafficking empire had Dean Beckford running things at the top with Spencer Bowens right there as his number two his most trusted lieutenant Bowens eventually took over running the organization's crack game in north and south carolina becoming crucial to how the whole thing expanded and stayed profitable Bowens main duties were getting drugs and coordinating deliveries Bowens would source mad amounts of cocaine for runners to transport to coke and distributors down in the carolinas logistics and connecting with dealers He set up meetings between the runners and local street dealers making sure the drug distribution stayed smooth Crack cooking on at least one occasion Bowens himself cooked up powder cocaine into crack showing he wasn't just delegating he was hands on with the operation In March 1994 Bowens pulled up to Columbia South Carolina and set up a crack distribution spot for the poison clan Couriers that Beckford sent would transport cocaine to Columbia while Bowens made sure the bread got sent back to Beckford in New York Their partnership was obvious they called each other partners and cut the profits from the carolina operations fifty fifty Bowens power inside the poison clan was huge Other members testified that getting an order from Bowens was exactly like getting one from Beckford Bowens often got described as Beckford's surrogate cementing his position as a major player in the organization's chain of command The Bowens Beckford partnership showed how the poison clan could efficiently blow up its operations across state lines cashing in on profitable crack markets down in the carolinas Their teamwork let the organization flourish even while law enforcement was increasing efforts to break down east coast drug operations during the 1990s By the mid 1990s the poison clan was feeling the heat from increased law enforcement pressure making its members constantly move around and change up strategies to dodge getting caught In May 1995 members of the Richmond crew had suspicions they were being watched by the government Moving fast Dean Beckford and Ricardo Leidlaw who ran Richmond's operations made the call to shut everything down in the city After bouncing from Richmond Leidlaw moved to Brockton Massachusetts where he tried to keep distributing crack But Brockton quickly turned into a police magnet as the poison clan's presence again caught law enforcement's eye Unable to keep things running there Leidlaw dipped from the location and went back to New York But even back in New York the poison clan found themselves under nonstop federal surveillance By that point federal agents were watching their every single move leaving the crew with limited choices As law enforcement tightened the circle Beckford Leidlaw and Bowens started talking about plans to disappear Bowens suggested South Carolina as a hiding spot believing the country area could work as a safer place for Beckford and Leidlaw to lay low Bowens who had family down there felt like it was less likely to bring police problems In late August 1996 Bowens traveled to St Stevens South Carolina to go to his aunt's funeral While he was there he used the chance to cover their tracks by grabbing Beckford's Cadillac and registering it under his cousin Harold Bowens name He also got South Carolina plates for the whip hoping to make it look like local ownership and not raise any red flags As tensions built up in the summer of 1996 the poison clan's fears of law enforcement closing in turned out to be real On June 7th 1996 a federal grand jury in the eastern district of Virginia dropped a sealed indictment against 23 members of the organization Including Dean Beckford and Ricardo Leidlaw the charges focused on conspiracy to distribute crack and powder cocaine With Beckford also catching two counts of murder arrest warrants for all 23 individuals got issued under seal that same day Notably Spencer Bowens wasn't included in this first wave of indictments Throughout the summer the FBI and the New York City Police Department hunted down most of the indicted members On August 26th 1996 federal agents launched a coordinated sweep of arrests in New Haven New York Richmond and Fort Lauderdale While many poison clan members got snatched up Beckford Leidlaw and another key player Mark Phillips managed to slip away in New York Their successful escape further proved their need to get out the city Realizing the walls were closing in Beckford decided it was time to leave New York permanently He called Bowens down in South Carolina Letting him know about the FBI's stepped up efforts and announcing plans to head south Despite the danger right at the door Beckford made a calculated move to secure four kilograms of powder cocaine before bouncing This shipment was meant to keep the poison clan's North Carolina operations going Showing that even facing a federal crackdown The organization was determined to keep its drug empire moving The escape south for Dean Beckford Ricardo Leidlaw and Mark Phillips kept going as Garth Sambrano drove them to Wilmington North Carolina There they met up with Spencer Bowens and another poison clan member David Armstrong once in Wilmington Beckford Leidlaw and Bowens had private talks about their status as fugitives Armstrong and Sambrano who weren't part of the organization's inner circle got deliberately left out of these conversations After a short stay in Wilmington the group including Beckford Leidlaw Bowens Phillips and Armstrong traveled to St Stephen South Carolina They found temporary shelter at the home of Armstrong's parents who were also cousins of Bowens For several weeks the fugitives stayed in St Stevens plotting their next moves while keeping a low profile Even while hiding out the poison clan's operations kept running Beckford arranged for a courier to transport powder cocaine to Sambrano in Raleigh North Carolina Once the shipment came through the group drove to Armstrong's apartment in Raleigh There Beckford Bowens and Leidlaw cooked the cocaine powder into crack which they gave to Sambrano for distribution Showing their methodical approach Bowens instructed Leidlaw to pay Armstrong $200 as a tip for using his apartment A sign of the organization's transactional loyalty By October 1996 Dean Beckford and Spencer Bowens decided to go back to New York A dangerous move considering Beckford's fugitive status Beckford had personal reasons his fiance still lived there And he planned to get a fake New Jersey driver's license with Bowens help While in New York Beckford continued organizing cocaine shipments to Ricardo Leidlaw in Raleigh North Carolina During their time in New York Bowens got shot and wounded forcing him to stay there while Beckford went back to Raleigh in early November However Beckford's absence was short By late November he drove back to New York to buy an engagement ring for his fiance Just days later on November 26th Beckford's luck ran out when authorities arrested him in Oceanside New York Upon hearing about Beckford's arrest Bowens called Leidlaw to strategize about keeping the operation alive Bowens encouraged Leidlaw and the remaining North Carolina members of the Poison Clan To keep selling the crack they had in stock and to send cash back to him in New York Following Bowens directive the crew kept the business running and periodically forwarded profits to him In January 1997 Bowens convinced Leidlaw Mark Phillips and Garth Sambrano to send him $55,000 for a new shipment of crack He promised to deliver However Bowens never sent the drugs leaving Leidlaw and the crew stranded with empty pockets and no product to move

That betrayal marked the beginning of the end for Spencer Bowens The moment he took that $55,000 and vanished he crossed a line that even the streets couldn't forgive Federal agents were closing in from all sides and by spring 1997 Bowens found himself boxed in with nowhere left to run When the indictment finally came down Bowens was hit with the full weight of the law For his crimes he faced serious prison time The conviction made it crystal clear that even lieutenant status in a major drug empire couldn't protect you from the long arm of federal justice Spencer Bowens story is a cautionary tale about ambition greed and the inevitable consequences that come with choosing the fast life His rise to power within the poison clan showed his intelligence and organizational skills but those same talents couldn't save him when the feds decided to close the net He went from being Dean Beckford's most trusted right hand man to a convicted felon serving time for his role in one of the East Coast's most notorious crack distribution networks The poison clan's legacy is one of violence destruction and ultimately failure Despite their sophistication their connections and their cross-state operations law enforcement dismantled the organization piece by piece The money the power the respect it all came crashing down Spencer Bowens is a reminder that the streets don't last forever that every empire built on drugs and violence eventually falls and that the choices we make when we're young can haunt us for the rest of our lives His name lives on in the criminal histories and court records as a footnote in the larger story of America's war on drugs and the devastating impact the crack epidemic had on communities across this nation That's the legacy of Spencer Scooter Bowens a man who had everything figured out until the moment he didn't