NORFOLK, Va. — The final gang member involved in a brutal attack on a Norfolk mother has been sentenced.
A judge sentenced 34-year-old Brandon Winnegan to life in prison plus 38 years.
He is the leader of the "Rollin' 20's Outlaw bloods" group which attacked the 21-year-old woman for trying to leave the group in 2020.
“We hear a lot of talk about gangs, this was a real gang that engaged in one of the most brutal and violent attacks that I’ve encountered in my career,” said Norfolk Commonwealth's Attorney Ramin Fatehi.
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The hours long mob attack involved the woman being beat, strangled, stabbed and forced to drink bleach. At the end of it all, she was shot in the face and left for dead. They also kidnapped her two year old child and considered killing them, but decided to abandon the child in a Norfolk neighborhood.
“The near killing and the serious maiming and wounding of the victim in this case was meant to be a punishment for somebody who was trying to leave a gang, it was meant to be a deterrent to other people who think about leaving,” said Fatehi.
Fatehi said it was with the help of the Norfolk Family Justice Center that the woman was able to get the resources she needed.
“We help victims relocate to family and friends safely, we can work for them for protective orders, getting new cell phones, ring door bells,” said co-director Kristen Pine.
The center has prosecutors, victim’s advocates, police, case managers, human services, counselors, and forensics specialists all under one roof.
"When you’re traumatized you’re not thinking clearly, it’s a difficult time, and so we wanted to reduce as many barriers as we could to getting those services,” said Pine.
Winnegan pleaded guilty last year to a number of charges including malicious wounding and abduction.
Nine other members have been previously sentenced on various gang and gun charges. Their sentences range from four years to 36 years behind bars.
