JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Federal prosecutors announced a 16-count indictment Monday against 13 suspected members of a Jacksonville-based gang known as Slime, targeting years of drug trafficking, murder and witness retaliation across the greater Jacksonville area.
U.S. Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe made the announcement alongside representatives from the Drug Enforcement Administration, the FBI, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office, the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the U.S. Postal Service.
“This is a killer blow to this organization,” Kehoe said.
The charges
The indictment includes charges of racketeering conspiracy, drug trafficking conspiracy, firearms offenses, murder for hire, conspiracy to commit murder for hire and retaliating against a witness.
Kehoe identified Brian Gregory Breitman — also known as “Boss Hog” and “Slime God” — as the leader of the enterprise. Breitman’s gang has operated under several names over the years, including Pearl World, BB4L (Black Burners for Life) and K4T (Killers for Telly). According to Kehoe, Breitman created K4T following the 2019 death of his brother, Telly Simmons, as a vehicle to retaliate against those he held responsible.
According to Kehoe, the gang operated primarily in the Northside and Oceanway neighborhoods of Jacksonville, generating income through the trafficking of marijuana, crack cocaine, methamphetamine and fentanyl.
Prosecutors outline a timeline of violence
Prosecutors outlined a series of violent acts dating back to at least 2019:
August 2022: Breitman allegedly solicited gang members Raymond Cash and Devin McFadden to murder a rival gang member. The murder was carried out successfully.
October 2022: Investigators say Breitman solicited another Slime member to kill a different rival gang member. Law enforcement intervened and thwarted the attempted murder.
November 2022 and December 2022: Law enforcement say they intercepted Breitman attempting to transport 70 pounds of marijuana before it could be sold in Jacksonville.
December 2022: Breitman allegedly arranged a marijuana deal and then had fellow Slime members Raymond Cash and Gary Harris rob the buyers at gunpoint at one of the gang’s trap houses.
November 2023: Investigators say Breitman solicited Slime member Jacob Goodman to murder an associate of a rival group, both to avenge the death of a Slime member and to intimidate rivals. The murder was carried out, according to Kehoe.
January 2024: Kehoe says Breitman and another Slime member assaulted a low-level drug dealer to collect a debt owed to the gang.
April 2024: Investigators say Breitman solicited Slime members Devin Rivers and Tavares Watson to murder a rival gang member in retaliation for a previous shooting against a Slime member. The intended victim was killed, along with a second, uninvolved individual who Kehoe described as being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
December 2024: Slime members Devin Rivers and Terrence Williams shot and attempted to kill a rival gang member, according to Kehoe.
Also in 2024: Investigators say Slime member Blake Baker forced his way into a drug dealer’s home over an alleged drug debt and assaulted both the dealer and the dealer’s domestic partner.
December 2025: Kehoe says Slime member Andre Drinks solicited a physical attack on a person he believed was providing evidence to law enforcement against the gang.
How the gang operated according to investigators
The Slime Enterprise used so-called trap houses — locations used to store and sell drugs — throughout Jacksonville, several of which Kehoe said Breitman had taken over from rival dealers. Among them was a mobile trap house: a trailer Breitman drove around the city to conduct drug sales.
“Protecting and expanding their territory and enforcement of their entire enterprise was of paramount importance,” Kehoe said.
Members of the organization were consistently armed, Kehoe said, adding that Breitman kept firearms in hidden compartments inside at least one of his trap houses.
Multi-agency effort
DEA Assistant Special Agent in Charge Chris Whitley described the investigation as a years-long, multi-agency undertaking.
“This was essentially a seven-year crime spree that plagued the city of Jacksonville and its surrounding communities,” Whitley said. “We’re talking about crimes ranging from the trafficking of fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine to murder, all in furtherance of a violent criminal enterprise.”
Nassau County Undersheriff John Hooper said the gang’s reach extended beyond Jacksonville city limits.
“During the course of this investigation, it was determined that Brian Gregory Breitman and members of his organization were supplying illegal narcotics into Nassau County,” Hooper said. “Their distribution network extended beyond Jacksonville and into our communities.”
Hooper emphasized that cross-jurisdictional cooperation was essential to the case.
“Criminal organizations don’t operate according to jurisdictional lines,” he said. “And neither can we.”
Kehoe said 12 of the 13 defendants are in custody. The 13th — identified from context as Jacob Goodman — is being actively sought by police. Kehoe described Goodman as dangerous and urged the public not to approach him.
“If, God forbid, you happen to run into Mr. Goodman, I would suggest that you just call law enforcement and stay away,” Kehoe said.
Kehoe said the investigation is ongoing and additional charges or defendants tied to other jurisdictions are possible.
“That’s not to say, as this investigation continues, that other tentacles may come up throughout the United States or throughout the state of Florida,” he said. “We don’t want to preclude that possibility.”
