Please ensure Javascript is enabled for purposes of website accessibility
Bakersfield Crips Gang Member Sentenced to 20 Years for Dealing Meth
gvw_david_taub
By David Taub, Senior Reporter
Published 4 years ago on
June 17, 2020

Share

A Bakersfield gang member, arrested in a 2017 gang sweep, will spend more than 20 years in prison for dealing drugs.

The U.S. Attorney’s office said Tommie Thomas, 37, was sentenced in a Fresno federal courtroom to 20 years, six months for distribution of methamphetamine.

Tommie Thomas

Thomas was one of at least 35 West Side Crips members arrested in a multi-agency raid in December 2017. The defendants faced state and federal charges, from drugs and illegal gun possession to murder.

At the time of the arrests, then-Bakersfield Police Chief Lyle Martin said the investigation required a year’s worth of work, telling Bakersfield Now it was a “surgical approach to addressing gang violence.”

Bakersfield Now reported at the time that law enforcement used “wiretaps and undercover drug buys during the investigation.”

All of the defendants in federal custody have either been convicted of or have pleaded guilty to charged offenses, according to a news report from KGET. 

DON'T MISS

California Legislation Wants to Uncover the ‘Hidden Homicides’ of Domestic Violence

DON'T MISS

The Summer After Barbenheimer and the Strikes, Hollywood Charts a New Course

DON'T MISS

Fresno Oops? Garbage Hike Protest Vote Delayed by Error

DON'T MISS

Trump’s Potential VP Pick Boasts About Executing Puppy

DON'T MISS

Trita Parsi: Blind Support for Israel Erodes Western Democracies

DON'T MISS

Fresno Trash Hauler’s Response to Overpayments: We Followed the City’s Rules

DON'T MISS

Which Six QBs Were Selected in the Top 12 of the NFL Draft?

DON'T MISS

Nuggets Close to Sweeping Lakers After Game 3 Win

DON'T MISS

Jose Ramirez: ‘I Want to Make a Statement and Put on a Show’

DON'T MISS

‘IDEA’ Is the Latest Career-Oriented Campus on Fresno Unified’s Drawing Board

UP NEXT

Trump’s Potential VP Pick Boasts About Executing Puppy

UP NEXT

Fresno Trash Hauler’s Response to Overpayments: We Followed the City’s Rules

UP NEXT

Jose Ramirez: ‘I Want to Make a Statement and Put on a Show’

UP NEXT

Andy Reid and Taylor Swift Agree: Fresno’s Xavier Worthy Is a Great 1st-Round Draft Pick

UP NEXT

Is This Your Next BFF? Meet Girlfriend, a Professionally Trained Adventure Dog!

UP NEXT

Did Arias ‘Weaponize’ City Attorney’s Office by Requesting Documents from Smittcamp?

UP NEXT

US Growth Slows Sharply Amid High Interest Rates and Inflation

UP NEXT

Jose Ramirez Bout, Clovis Rodeo Are Center Stage in a Weekend Crammed With Events

UP NEXT

Judge Keeps Reedley Biolab Suspect in Jail. Was Operation Just a Warehouse?

UP NEXT

Cruisin’ Through Kingsburg’s 29th Annual Car Show

David Taub,
Senior Reporter
Curiosity drives David Taub. The award-winning journalist might be shy, but feels mighty with a recorder in his hand. He doesn't see it his job to "hold public officials accountable," but does see it to provide readers (and voters) the information needed to make intelligent choices. Taub has been honored with several writing awards from the California News Publishers Association. He's just happy to have his stories read. Joining GV Wire in 2016, Taub covers politics, government and elections, mainly in the Fresno/Clovis area. He also writes columns about local eateries (Appetite for Fresno), pro wrestling (Off the Bottom Rope), and media (Media Man). Prior to joining the online news source, Taub worked as a radio producer for KMJ and PowerTalk 96.7 in Fresno. He also worked as an assignment editor for KCOY-TV in Santa Maria, California, and KSEE-TV in Fresno. He has also worked behind the scenes for several sports broadcasts, including the NCAA basketball tournament, and the Super Bowl. When not spending time with his family, Taub loves to officially score Fresno Grizzlies games. Growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area, Taub is a die-hard Giants and 49ers fan. He graduated from the University of Michigan with dual degrees in communications and political science. Go Blue! You can contact David at 559-492-4037 or at Send an Email

Trump’s Potential VP Pick Boasts About Executing Puppy

18 hours ago

Trita Parsi: Blind Support for Israel Erodes Western Democracies

19 hours ago

Fresno Trash Hauler’s Response to Overpayments: We Followed the City’s Rules

19 hours ago

Which Six QBs Were Selected in the Top 12 of the NFL Draft?

19 hours ago

Nuggets Close to Sweeping Lakers After Game 3 Win

19 hours ago

Jose Ramirez: ‘I Want to Make a Statement and Put on a Show’

20 hours ago

‘IDEA’ Is the Latest Career-Oriented Campus on Fresno Unified’s Drawing Board

Local Education /

20 hours ago

Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s 6 Shutout Innings Help Dodgers Finish Sweep, Defeat Nats 2-1

21 hours ago

The 49ers Add Florida Receiver Ricky Pearsall With the 30th Draft Pick

21 hours ago

Political Stunt, Egg on His Face, Personal Vendetta. Who’s Fresno DA Talking About?

21 hours ago

California Legislation Wants to Uncover the ‘Hidden Homicides’ of Domestic Violence

A state senator says there’s a “hidden homicide” epidemic of killers making domestic violence murders look like suicides or accidents. Her b...

5 hours ago

5 hours ago

California Legislation Wants to Uncover the ‘Hidden Homicides’ of Domestic Violence

5 hours ago

The Summer After Barbenheimer and the Strikes, Hollywood Charts a New Course

18 hours ago

Fresno Oops? Garbage Hike Protest Vote Delayed by Error

18 hours ago

Trump’s Potential VP Pick Boasts About Executing Puppy

19 hours ago

Trita Parsi: Blind Support for Israel Erodes Western Democracies

19 hours ago

Fresno Trash Hauler’s Response to Overpayments: We Followed the City’s Rules

19 hours ago

Which Six QBs Were Selected in the Top 12 of the NFL Draft?

19 hours ago

Nuggets Close to Sweeping Lakers After Game 3 Win

MENU

CONNECT WITH US

Search

Send this to a friend