DA: Gang member convicted in 2012 murder
Jamar Laquinn Frazier was originally convicted of the murder in 2016, but the decision was overturned on appeal.
Author: WBIR Staff
Updated: 5:22 PM EDT April 29, 2021
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A Chattanooga gang member has been found guilty of second-degree murder charges in a 2012 killing in South Knoxville.
According to the Knox County District Attorney General's Office, Jamar Laquinn Frazier, 33, identified as a member of the Black Crime Family, which he claimed to be a rap record label but authorities know it is affiliated with the Gangster Disciples.
On July 3, 2012, prosecutors said members of the group targeted the victim because they believed he stole two ounces of marijuana from them. They tracked him down on Overbrook Drive, where they assaulted him and held him until Frazier arrived.