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Utah judge finds probable case for charges targeting ‘Titanic Crip Society’ gang to move forward

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An Ogden judge this week ruled that six criminal cases targeting alleged members of a small northern Utah gang can move forward to trial.

Six men accused of being members of the Titanic Crip Society have been charged in state court with a pattern of unlawful activity, a crime similar to the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, better known as RICO.

Prosecutors presented evidence last fall about alleged gang’s activities during a preliminary hearing, saying its members have fired guns at rival gang members, sold drugs and started prison fights. They’ve tagged their name throughout northern Utah counties, prosecutors say, and have targeted young people to recruit into their gang.