Gangster Disciple Sent to Prison for Thirty Years

Prosecutors in Charme Allen’s Career Gang Unit obtained convictions today against a gang member and repeat cocaine dealer. Eric Eugene Pollock, 29, pled guilty to two separate cases of Possession with Intent to Sell Cocaine in a Drug Free School Zone, admitted that he is a member of the Gangster Disciples criminal gang, and received a sentence to serve thirty years in prison. Because of the Drug Free School Zone enhancement, Pollock is not eligible for parole and must serve one hundred percent of his sentence.

Assistant District Attorney TaKisha Fitzgerald explained to Judge Scott Green that on April 18, 2012, Knoxville Police Department officers observed Pollock, who also went by the street names””Hood”” and””Hood Rich,”” driving a stolen Ford Mustang on Olive Street in East Knoxville. When Officer Dusty Miller tried to pull Pollock over, Pollock parked the vehicle and fled on foot. After a brief chase, officers apprehended Pollock who had several grams of crack cocaine in his pocket. Pollock was arrested on drug and theft charges, made bond, but then failed to appear in court on those charges.

Pollock was still on the run for the previous drug charges when on June 5, 2013, bail bondsmen found him at 117 Dewey Roberts Road. When the bail bondsmen attempted to arrest Pollock, he ran, leaving behind his crack cocaine and loaded .40 caliber handgun. Knoxville Police Department Repeat Offender Squad officers eventually executed a search warrant on Pollock’s residence, finding additional crack cocaine and firearms in his possession.

As a part of his plea agreement, Pollock admitted he is a member of the Gangster Disciples, a criminal street gang. The gang enhancement statute raised Pollock’s offense to a Class A Felony, the highest class of offense. General Allen stated,””Unfortunately, Knoxville has a substantial gang presence that is continuing to grow. This Office has shown time and again that we are seeking enhanced penalties and long prison sentences to help curb this problem. Gang activity will not pay in Knox County.””

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