Gangbangers On the Green: 8 Cited for Flashing Gang Signs

Eight men were cited for disorderly conduct after they were seen flashing gang signs at Fall On the Green, reports said.

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Oak Lawn Police received multiple reports at the police station’s front desk of several male subjects allegedly flashing gang signs to other juveniles at the community festival at 9400 S. Raymond Ave. around 8:44 p.m. Sept. 9.

Police said the eight men were grouped together, clad in black and yellow clothing and wearing baseball caps slanted to one side.

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The men allegedly used their hands to display pitchforks, consistent with the Satan’s Disciples street gang. Police said they were disturbing the peace of other patrons at the festival with their foul language and hand gestures.

The eight men’s names were run through the database and came back with gang alerts, reports said. Seven of the accused are white; one is black.

The men were issued a village citation for disorderly conduct. They are to appear at Oak Lawn Village Hall for an adjudication hearing on Oct. 2.

Those charged are:

• Joseph D. Wentz, aka “Capone,” 20, of the 7000 block of W. Oxford St., Bridgeview;
• Donald G. Hershey, 19, of 500 block of Bellarmine Dr., Joliet;
• Mahmoud B. Zayad, 18, of the 8600 block of West 89th St., Hickory Hills;
• Kyle M. Leigh, 18, of the 8400 block of West 89th St., Hickory Hills;
• Jordan M. Phelan, 19, of the 5200 bock of West Kimball St., Oak Lawn;
• Wayne B. Silva, 18, of the 8800 block South Harlem Ave., Bridgeview;
• Elarqan Babana Elalaqui, aka “El Alaoui,” “El Arqam,” 920 Woodhollow Dr., Shereville, IN;
• Mohammed Ziko, 18, aka “Ziko,” “Jacob,” of the 7000 block of West Oxford St., Bridgeview.

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