Bounty Hunter Bloods
| Founded | 1969 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Gary Barker and Bobby Jack |
| Founding location | Watts, Los Angeles, California |
| Years active | 1969–present |
| Territory | Nickerson Gardens |
| Membership (est.) | 4050+ |
| Criminal activities | Murder, Assault, Drug trafficking, Arms trafficking, Robbery |
| Allies | PJ Watts Crips, Hacienda Village Bloods, Eastside/Westside Piru Miller Gangster Bloods, Circle City Piru. |
| Rivals | Grape Street Watts Crips, Hat Gang Crip and all Crip sets in general. |
The East Side (E/$) Bounty Hunter Bloods (ESBHB), widely known as the Bounty Hunter Bloods, is a Bloods subset based out of Watts, Los Angeles, California and formed in 1969. Originally known as the Green Jackets, it is believed that Gary Barker and Lavelle "Smiley" Plunkett was very influential during the Bounty Hunters' beginnings. Bobby Jack was also one of the founding members. The Bell Haven Bounty Hunters formed around 1978 to the west of Central Avenue.[1]
Covering an area of 6.54 square kilometers of territory, the Bounty Hunter Bloods are the largest Black gangs in Watts. Bounty Hunters has also expanded to other cities across the world including Detroit, Belize, New York, Baltimore, Salt Lake City, Brazil, New Zealand, New Jersey, Virginia and Chattanooga,Tennessee.
References
- ↑ Landesman, Peter (12 December 2007). "L.A. Gangs: Nine Miles and Spreading". LA Weekly. Retrieved 6 September 2016.