Gilbert Goons Mug Shots: The Conspiracy You Won't Believe

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Seven teen members of an Arizona gang have been charged in 16-year-old Preston Lord’s Oct. 28, 2023, murder allegedly over a $10 gold necklace. But when the first arrests tied to the Goons attacks were announced in January by the Gilbert Police Department, it was the mug shots of two young men of color — one Black , one Latino — that were. Some claim this is tied to gang violence, and that the group (and others) had a crew called “ Gilbert Goons ,” which was apparently the name of their Snapchat discussion. The father of a teen violence victim has filed a formal complaint against dozens of people, including the families of teens, who are alleged to be part of a group known as the Gilbert Goons . Has said that she won’t pursue the death penalty.) In their mug shots , some of the young men look stunned, as if the reality of their situation were only now registering. Robert Anglen and Elena Santa Cruz, reporters at “The Arizona Republic,” have reported on a teen gang in the East Valley area known as the Gilbert Goons who are allegedly tied to the murder of Preston Lord as well as other crimes. Police say Lord was beaten at a party; he died later at the hospital. The quiet suburban streets of Gilbert , Arizona, were recently rocked by a series of brazen crimes, leading to the release of several mugshots now circulating under the moniker “Gilbert Goons .”.