Bloods gang member sentenced to 15 years for role in gang-related shootout
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — A Bloods gang member was sentenced to 15 years in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm and injuring a man in a gang-related shooting.
According to a press release, Ulysses Jaheim Page, 22, pled guilty to the charge on September 19, 2024.
The court records say that Page, a validated Bloods gang member, was the backseat passenger in a car that was stopped by the Wilmington Police Department. The driver of the car had an unserved arrest warrant for a firearms offense. Officers searched the car and found a stolen firearm by Page’s feet. The firearm was swabbed for DNA, and testing confirmed Pages’ DNA was on the gun.
Page’s sentence was also based on an incident in 2023 when Page was involved in a gang-related shootout.
On April 27, 2023, the Wilmington Police Department responded to a shooting at the Oakdale Cemetery in Wilmington. During the investigation, officers learned that members of the 720 Gangster Disciples gang had planned a balloon release at the gravesite of a dead gang leader.
As a crowd gathered at the cemetery, a car pulled into the area; four people jumped out of the car and fired 28 shots into the crowd, striking one person in the arm. Members of the 720 Gangster Disciples returned approximately 29 shots. Page was identified as one of the shooters from the car.
Page is a previously convicted felon prohibited from legally possessing a firearm. His felony convictions include common law robbery and possession of a stolen firearm in 2020 as well as multiple convictions in 2019 for larceny of a firearm.
