One night, a drunken Gibson — a leader in the gang — stopped two police officers and told them, among other things, that he was the biggest drug dealer in town and that they couldn't touch him.
"Two days later," Gerard said, "we kicked in Eric's door with a SWAT team."
Police found 11 ounces of crack cocaine, a loaded .44-caliber handgun, an assault rifle, body armor and pictures of Gibson in possession of various illegal substances. He bragged to officers that he could easily handle whatever time in prison he was given.
Then, at arraignment, the judge told Gibson the maximum sentence for his crimes — life without parole.
"At which time Eric started to faint in a federal courtroom," Gerard said. "You think the message got through?"
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