BALTIMORE, MD — Authorities are asking for help finding a man they say should vbe considered armed and dangerous.
Gary Creek, 39, is charged in a conspiracy that is responsible for more than 40 murders and attempted murders in Baltimore, according to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).
Federal officials say Creek founded the Triple C gang, which stands for the “Cruddy Conniving Crutballs,” as an alternative gang to the Black Guerilla Family.
The group was responsible for murders, murder attempts, carjackings, robberies, assaults, and witness intimidation between 2015 and November 2020, according to prosecutors, who said Creek took contract murders and ordered other members of the gang to carry them out.
Creek has short, dark brown hair and walks with a “significant limp,” officials said, noting he may be using a wheelchair to get around.
He is 5 feet, 10 inches tall; 185 pounds; and has a gold tooth, large scar on the right side of his neck and tattoos on his upper and lower arms.
Creek was among 15 people indicted in connection with the Triple C organization Thursday. At that point, officials believed he was going to surrender Friday.
He was under court-ordered supervised release, according to the ATF, which reported Monday that investigators believe he has people helping him to avoid getting arrested.
Officials said a joint investigation into the Triple C gang conducted by the FBI and the Baltimore Police Department uncovered a drug distribution and racketeering conspiracy including the following:
- 18 murders
- 27 attempted murders
- Narcotics trafficking
- Illegal firearms possession
- Robbery
- Carjacking
- Assault
- Witness intimidation and retaliation
Investigators said the gang ran street-level drug distribution “shops” for heroin, fentanyl, crack cocaine and marijuana, among other drugs, in northeast and east Baltimore’s Darley Park and Orchard Ridge neighborhoods.
For information leading to the arrest of Creek, the ATF is offering a $10,000 reward.
“He should be considered armed and dangerous,” the ATF said in a statement. “Do not approach him if you see him. Immediately call 911 or 888-ATF-TIPS. ATF Special Agents, U.S. Marshals, and Baltimore Police Department officers are searching for him and are now asking for the public to assist the investigation by coming forward with any information that will lead to his arrest.”
Anyone with information should contact ATF at (888) ATF-TIPS or ATFtips@atf.gov.
