 | Manager in Petties Crime Ring Sentenced to 36 Years
A high-ranking member of one of Memphis' most notorious drug rings is headed to prison for a very long time.
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 | Drug Ring Hit Men Trial a Landmark Case
The West Tennessee U.S. Attorney General says it's about time the feds are able to close the book on Craig Petties and his drug organization.  Watch Video
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| 2 Convicted in Memphis Drug Trafficking Case
A Memphis jury has convicted two cousins charged with being contract killers for a drug ring linked with a Mexican cartel.
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| Memphis Jury Deliberating in Drug Trafficking Case
Jurors are now deliberating whether two Memphis men were contract killers for a multistate drug trafficking organization with ties to a Mexican drug cartel.
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| Closing Arguments in Big Memphis Drug Trial
A defense attorney for a man charged with being a contract killer for a violent drug organization with ties to a Mexican cartel says her client should be acquitted because gang members who served as government witnesses have provided unreliable testimony against him.
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| Felon Tells of Gun Handoff in Memphis Drug Trial
A felon says he helped drug enforcement agents obtain a .45 caliber handgun used in a gang murder by arranging a secret handoff at a Memphis park. Watch Video
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| Murder Trial for Accused Hit Men Still in Question
Will an important murder for hire trial be forced to start over? After six weeks defense lawyers for Martin and Clinton Lewis are talking for the first time, saying it's not a fair trial and they want a new one. Watch Video
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 | Mistrial Sought in Accused Hit Men's Trial
After six weeks in federal court, a huge murder for hire trial in connection with the Craig Petties drug enterprise could end in a mistrial. Watch Video
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 | Murder, Drugs and Drug Dealers: Hit Men Trial to Begin 5th Week
After four weeks of testimony about drugs and murder, the government finally rested its case against two accused hit men, Martin and Clinton Lewis. Watch Video
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| Feds Rest Case in Memphis Drug Trial
Federal prosecutors have rested their case against two men charged with being hit men for the Craig Petties organization without calling the drug kingpin as a witness.
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| Dealer's Testimony Continues in Accused Hit Men's Trial
March 5 started week five in a major federal trial involving two accused hit men. Prosecutors say Martin and Clinton Lewis were hired killers for Craig Petties. The cousins are accused of murder, kidnapping, racketeering and money laundering. Watch Video
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| Trial for Accused Drug Ring Hit Men Weeks behind Schedule
Martin and Clinton Lewis are on trial for their alleged involvement in Craig Petties' dangerous and violent cross-country drug ring. The two cousins are accused hit men in the organization. The government originally told the judge this trial would take about four weeks. Now four weeks in, there are still several weeks to go.
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 | Hit Man for Petties Drug Ring Tells of Killings
A confessed hit man says he was paid in cash and cocaine for gunning down two drug thieves and a suspected police informant on orders from drug kingpin Craig Petties. Watch Video
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| Target of Accused Drug Ring Hit Men Takes the Stand
One of the targets of Craig Petties hit men testified at their federal trial in Memphis on Thursday.
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| Top Dealer Testifies in Accused Drug Ring Killers' Trial
If you cross a drug lord, you're going to get killed. That's the message from one of Craig Petties' drug dealers as he took the stand in the seventh day of testimony in the massive murder for hire trial. Watch Video
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 | Jury Selection Continues for Trial of Accused Hit Men
Murder, drugs and money laundering. They'll all part of one of the largest federal drug trials in Shelby County history, but not until jury selection is completed. Watch Video
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 | Jury Selection Begins in Trial of Accused Petties Hit Men
One of the most important drug trials in Tennessee history is taking place in downtown Memphis. A jury is now being selected to decide the fate of two accused hit men for a notorious drug ring. Watch Video
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 | Accused Hit Men on Trial in Memphis for Federal Drug Case
He was the biggest drug lord in Memphis, now Craig Petties is set to appear in one of the largest Federal drug trials in West Tennessee history.
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| Memphis Federal Drug Trial Delayed 3 Weeks
A federal judge has delayed the start of the trial of two defendants accused of being members of a drug ring led by Craig Petties that moved narcotics from Mexico into several U.S. states.
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 | Member of Petties Drug Empire Pleads Guilty to Multiple Charges
A suspect accused of playing a role in the violent drug empire of Memphis man Craig Petties pleaded guilty to multiple drug and racketeering charges on November 22, 2011.
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