Bloods Gang Member Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Role in Gang-Related Shootout

RALEIGH, N.C. – Ulysses Jaheim Page, age 22, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm and injuring a man in a gang-related shooting.  Page pled guilty to the charge on September 19, 2024.

According to court records and evidence presented at sentencing, on May 4, 2024, Page, a validated Bloods gang member, was the backseat passenger in a car that was stopped by the Wilmington Police Department. The driver of the car had an unserved arrest warrant for a firearms offense.  Officers searched the car and found a stolen firearm by Page’s feet.  The firearm was swabbed for DNA and testing confirmed Pages’ DNA was on the gun.

Page’s sentence was also based on an incident in 2023 when Page was involved in a gang related shootout.  On April 27, 2023, Wilmington Police Department responded to a shooting at the Oakdale Cemetery in Wilmington. During the investigation, officers learned that members of the 720 Gangster Disciples gang had planned a balloon release at the gravesite of a deceased gang leader. As a crowd gathered at the cemetery, a car pulled into the area, four individuals jumped out of the car and fired 28 shots into the crowd, striking one person in the arm. Members of the 720 Gangster Disciples returned approximately 29 shots. Page was identified as one of the shooters from the car.

Page is a previously convicted felon prohibited from legally possessing a firearm. His felony convictions include common law robbery and possession of a stolen firearm in 2020 as well as multiple convictions in 2019 for larceny of a firearm.

The conviction is a result of the ongoing Violent Crime Action Plan (VCAP) initiative, which is a collaborative effort with local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies, working with the community to identify and address the most significant drivers of violent crime. VCAP involves focused and strategic enforcement, interagency coordination, and intelligence-led policing.

Daniel P. Bubar, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, made the announcement after sentencing by U.S. District Judge James C. Dever III. The Wilmington Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kimberly Dixon, and former Special Assistant U.S. Attorney William Van Trigt, prosecuted the case.

Related court documents and information can be found on the website of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina or on PACER by searching for case number 7:23-CR-00060-D-BM.

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