Afrika Owes

Afrika Owes, Teen In Harlem Gang Case, Out Of Jail Before School

A former prep school student who admitted with carrying guns for her boyfriend’s Harlem drug gang has gotten out of jail as she prepares to start her senior year in high school.

2011/09/03

Afrika Owes, Accused In Harlem Gang Case, Heads To Rikers Island Ahead Of Guilty Plea

Prosecutors and Owes’ lawyer said they expected her to plead guilty July 7 and be freed sometime in September to finish her senior year of high school and prepare for college.

2011/06/28

Accused Gun Runner Afrika Owes Free After Church Posts $25K Bail

Owes, 17, was all smiles after the Abyssinian Baptist Church posted her $25,000 cash bail. The former Deerfield Academy prep student will go on trial in September.

2011/04/19

Rep. Rangel Causes Stir In Courtroom, Gets Reprimanded By Judge

Owes, 17, had been a student at the prestigious Deerfield Academy in Massachusetts. Prosecutors say she was also a member of a drug gang that terrorized 137th Street in Harlem.

2011/03/04

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