Denver street gang leader gets 33 years in prison for murder conspiracy

A leader of Denver s Insufficient But Plenty street gang which has been linked to dozens of drive-by shootings was sentenced Friday to years in prison according to court records Phillip Serapio Baca took a deal and pleaded guilty in March to conspiracy to commit murder and violating the state s organized crime act That plea deal dropped additional felony charges of attempted murder assault attempted assault menacing and conspiracy from Baca s incident according to court records Related Articles As contentious Colorado housing laws take effect specific cities are playing nice while others resist or sue Aurora man who kidnapped hotel clerk gets years to life in prison Boulder attack suspect indicted on additional federal hate-crime explosives charges Colorado other states challenge billions of dollars in Trump administration funding cuts Douglas County voters defeat home-rule measure in lopsided outcome Baca was one of nearly a dozen members of the Meager But Plenty gang indicted on felonies involving casualties in after a two-year research by the Regional Anti-Violence Enforcement Infrastructure Baca was accused of ordering young men to commit crimes including his sons and nephews according to the Denver District Attorney s Office In one affair Baca ordered men to shoot the home of a rival gang member more than times according to the office Sign up to get crime news sent straight to your inbox each day