‘Onsight’ gang member convicted of murder, other charges stemming from years-long crime spree

A member of a Broward County gang that wreaked havoc through murders, attempted murders, home invasion robberies, drive-by shootings and more has been convicted of several charges for his involvement in the gang’s years of violence.

A jury found Derrick “D” or “Solja” Slade, 28, guilty of 10 charges last week, among them racketeer influenced and corrupt organizations conspiracy, armed robbery, conspiracy and murder, federal prosecutors announced Friday. He faces a maximum punishment of life in prison on five of the charges and an additional 30 years for discharging a firearm during three robberies.

Court records say Eric “E” or “Onsight Eno” Hunter, Gregory “Gucci Greg” Stickney and Slade were members of a gang called “Onsight,” named for its acts of violence committed “without hesitation,” federal court records say. Prosecutors said the crimes spanned from 2015 to 2021.

Stickney and Hunter have both entered plea agreements and will be sentenced at a later date, court records show.

Members of Onsight identified themselves as part of the group through tattoos, clothes, hand signs and social media posts, the record says. They were also affiliated with the national Bloods gang.

Court records say Hunter organized and led the gang and created the Onsight moniker. Slade carried out violent acts on behalf of the group, and Stickney found potential victims for them to target, participated in the violence and monitored their social media for “potential law enforcement and public scrutiny” of their crimes.

Slade joined the gang in November 2015, and by Nov. 3 that year, he had shot and killed a man while committing a home invasion robbery in Dania Beach, evidence presented during the trial showed, according to prosecutors.

A day later, Slade was involved in another home invasion robbery in Lauderhill that led to the death of a second man.

Court records show that several of the victims who were targeted were known to be drug dealers.

On Nov. 4, 2015, Stickney drove two co-conspirators, who are not named in the court document, to victim Donald Johnston’s house after Stickney had suggested they rob him because he sold “a large amount of marijuana and narcotics from his garage,” Stickney’s plea agreement says.

Stickney stayed in the car as the getaway driver and lookout while three armed co-conspirators hopped out, the document says. None wore masks.

They found Johnston, a woman and another man inside the garage once they pulled the door open, and a shoot-out ensued between the gang members and one of the three people in the garage, the document says. One of the unnamed members stood above the woman and fired. Johnston had been fatally wounded.

They left the Lauderhill

house with a laptop, marijuana and other stolen items, according to the plea agreement. They evaded police in their cars

and then divided what they took.

Then on Nov. 25, 2015, Slade shot another man “and left him for dead” while committing a home invasion robbery in Hollywood. It was captured on a security camera, prosecutors said.

Court records say the victim in that incident was a “known drug dealer” who someone was buying heroin from that day. The buyer left the victim’s house and saw two men walking toward it.

The surveillance video showed the victim, who is not named, “stumbling back inside the front door, falling to the floor of the living room area, and covering his face and upper body with his arms,” the plea agreement says.

One of the two assailants fired two shots at the man and his dog, but both shots missed.

Moments later, after the victim tried to get up, one of the assailants shot eight rounds at the victim who was still “cowering on the floor,” the document says, two of which hit the man’s head.

Slade also was involved in two more burglaries in Hollywood that month, according to prosecutors.

“He and his fellow gang members advertised their success on social media to advance the gang’s prestige and reputation,” prosecutors said in a news release.

Slade will be sentenced at 1:15 p.m. Dec. 13 in Fort Lauderdale.

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