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Big U charged with soliciting witness murder
Filed: Aug 01, 2026 at 7:00 PM ET
Summary: Eugene “Big U” Henley Jr. faces seven new felonies, including alleged witness-murder solicitation, in a federal case.
WHO: Eugene “Big U” Henley Jr., 59; a South Los Angeles gang leader and hip-hop executive
WHAT: Charged with seven additional felonies, including allegedly soliciting the murder of a witness, via a superseding federal indictment
WHEN: Aug 01, 2026 at 6:35 PM ET
WHERE: South Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
WHY: A federal grand jury returned a superseding indictment adding the alleged witness-murder solicitation and other felonies.
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