# VIDEO: Thomas Tootie Reese Final.mov

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Yo what's good evil streets fam you know how we do we back with another banger shout out to all my day ones and subscribers for locking in every single day y'all the backbone of this whole operation and why we keep rising Anyone trying to get their music brand or business out there hit my line at evil streets media at gmail.com We can work something out. Much love to everyone sending love through cash app and if you trying to support the movement pull up to evil streets tv on cash app all that love gets reinvested right back into the content Aight y'all let's dive into this gangster shit Thomas C. Reese was a dude who treated the dope game like it was chess Making his come up in 1965 when he jumped into the cocaine hustle A slick operator with vision for the bag. He wasn't bout to stay in one pocket Reese elevated his status by linking up with an Iranian heroin connect A power move that gave his whole setup international flavor His team wasn't massive just six solid players including the Wadi brothers Ron and Conway But Reese wasn't like most bosses. He was hands on getting into the trenches himself instead of passing off every move In the 70s Reese's name rang bells as a heavyweight in the streets But he wasn't the talking type. He let his actions speak One time while negotiating over a pound of blow the dealer must've thought Reese was sweet That's when Reese came out with a shotgun. Didn't need to say nothing point made But in 1972 Reese's run caught a case when he got knocked in LA for possession and distribution of cocaine The feds slapped him with a 15 year bid, but Reese wasn't built to break A federal appeals court eventually flipped the conviction handing him another shot to maintain his kingdom alive And my man had a gift for beating charges In 1976 he slid out clean from an income tax evasion situation And by 1978 he beat another case dodging a narcotics distribution charge Reese was that type of operator who understood how to navigate even when everything was against him His tale proves that in the streets it's not only about muscle or plugs It's about bouncing back and understanding when to move and when to lay low By 1979 the feds had Thomas C. Reese in their crosshairs starting a major investigation into his operation To law enforcement Reese wasn't just some player in the streets. He was that dude The biggest African-American narcotics trafficker running Los Angeles through the 1960s and 70s His reputation was solid and his strategy was surgical but pressure was building Fast forward to June 30th 1983 when shit got real Kevin Morgan, one of Reese's loyal soldiers got jammed up in a DEA operation Two undercover agents playing the buyer role were trying to cop some coke During a phone conversation Morgan set things in motion setting up a meet at an LA gym He told the agents he'd put them on to Reese's daughter Ronda throwing a piece of Reese's credibility into the deal The next day Morgan showed up to the gym stunting in Reese's blue rolls Royce But he wasn't solo Reese's 13-year-old son Thomas Reese Jr. was in the passenger seat The transaction went down quick and clean Morgan passed over an ounce of cocaine to the agents for $2,000 Reese's whole setup had always been family business but this decision bringing his young son into the picture showed how embedded the game was in their bloodline It was a risky decision but it also exposed the weaknesses in the empire When you're operating that elevated the tiniest mistake can be the one that tears it all down Despite being heated with Kevin Morgan for pulling his teenage son into the transaction And holding a strong hunch that the buyers could be undercover cops Thomas Reese didn't fold That same night while watching a boxing match at LA's iconic Olympic auditorium Reese decided to test the waters He made another play Through Morgan he moved the agents another ounce of cocaine this time for $1,600 But Reese wasn't no fool Something about the deal still felt off To stay ahead he examined the serial numbers on the bills he'd collected Searching for clues it might be marked currency Not playing games Reese quickly got rid of his flashy blue rolls Royce Understanding that if the heat was coming it would be one of the first things the cops would grab By September 6th Reese's strategic composure hadn't cracked He and his wife Linda along with their partner Carlos Garcia Connected with the two undercover agents at an LA cafe It was routine business or so it looked Reese negotiated a deal to supply the agents with a heroin sample along with a bigger transaction Three ounces of cocaine For $4,800 Reese came through on the deal cementing his status as a boss who got involved personally when necessary The connection with the agents didn't stop there Reese linked with them again this time in Las Vegas Closing more deals and securing his money Two more meetings went down back in LA each one raising the ante To Reese this was just routine in the game Little did he realize the boundaries of his empire were creeping closer to destruction September 27th 1983 was just business as usual in Reese's high stakes operation or so it appeared Rolling up to a hotel room at the Marina Del Rey in a green rolls Royce Linda Reese emerged like the boss lady she was Holding five ounces of cocaine for their customers Meanwhile her husband Thomas arrived shortly after in a smooth red Corvette Always needed to make a statement Thomas brought a scale to measure the product making sure everything was proper And collected $7,500 in fresh bills from the agents Business was thriving Three days later Reese was moving again This time he posted up at an LA cafe calm as ever And passed off $12,000 worth of heroin to the agents The transactions were getting larger and the danger was rising But Reese's swagger never dropped then came December 1st The day Reese's kingdom started to fall apart It kicked off at a country club in Reseda, California Where Reese linked with the agents to discuss business The next day the couple connected with the same buyers again at Marina Del Rey's upscale Marina International hotel This wasn't your average block deal It was sophisticated high stakes and major payoff Reese came prepared to move serious weight Two kilograms of cocaine for a heavy $50,000 But this time it wasn't just another sale It was a trap As soon as Thomas and Linda attempted to exit the hotel room The feds swooped in and locked them up It was over Back at the Reese family residence A search crew flipped the spot inside out Behind the painting in the living room They discovered a semi-automatic carbine rifle Prepared for battle Under a pillow in the couple's bedroom A 44 magnum revolver sat loaded and ready This wasn't just a residence It was a stronghold for a kingpin and his queen Constructed to defend their empire But all the whips, weapons and cocaine Couldn't protect the Reese's from what was about to happen The downfall of Thomas C. Reese shook the streets like an earthquake On December 2nd, 1983 The feds dropped an indictment that identified Reese As a main player in a massive cocaine and heroin distribution conspiracy The accusations were serious 24 counts of drug-related charges Enough to bury a weaker man for life But Reese He stepped into court with his chin up Understanding the game By June 19th 1984 The jury had made their decision US District Court judge Richard Gadboard Jr. found Reese guilty On 20 counts of narcotics-related charges The firearm charge got tossed But that was little relief His wife and partner in the game Linda Reese didn't escape clean either She got hit with six counts Including conspiracy to possess cocaine with intent to distribute Aiding and abetting the sale of cocaine And possession with intent to distribute As the verdicts dropped The couple sat gripping hands Emotionless in the face of what was coming The numbers were devastating Reese was looking at a possible 129 years locked up And a $345,000 fine Linda, a max of 60 years For a pair that had operated like royalty in the dope game It was a vicious crash Even after the trial, Reese couldn't stay quiet In an interview with the Los Angeles Times He straight up admitted to moving those kilos His statements were fearless But they didn't earn him much mercy The sentencing dropped heavy 35 years in federal prison for Reese and 10 years for Linda The father of 13 Who had once controlled an empire Now faced the truth of decades locked down For Linda It was a decade removed from the streets she once dominated next to her husband The Reese dynasty had collapsed But Thomas C. Reese's legacy resonates through the history of LA's underworld as a cautionary tale of unchecked ambition and the inevitable fall that comes when you rise too high in the game His story reminds us that no matter how calculated your moves are no matter how much money you stack or how many whips you push the streets always collect their debt And for a man who treated the narcotics trade like chess the final checkmate came not from rivals on the block but from the federal government's patience and precision The name Thomas Tootie Reese will forever be etched in the annals of West Coast drug trafficking history a testament to both his cunning and his ultimate downfall a reminder that empires built on cocaine and heroin crumble under the weight of their own excess and that the real game is the one you can't win The Reese name lives on but not the way he envisioned it That's the realness of the streets fam stay blessed and stay tuned for the next one