
The three officers, who were traveling in a scout car on Manchester Avenue on April 30, the second day of the riots, when they were ambushed by Trynon. Trynon Jefferson was charged with three counts of attempted murder against 77th Division Officers Michael Strawberry, Charles Cho and Mark Ramirez.


Trynon Lee Jefferson, aka “ Psycho,” a member of the Eight Tray Gangster Crips. Jefferson is widely recognized for his assault on three Los Angeles police officers. The Eight Trays was one of the main gangs who participated in the 1992 LA Riots. Gang members are filmed from the sky by helicopter video cameras, and are seen repeatedly kicking him and striking Denny in the face, once with a brick, and then picking his pocket as he lay unconscious. Which, resulted in the brutal beating of Reginald O Denny the gang members are captured on videotape pulling Denny from his 18-wheeler. The black community was outraged by this verdict, especially the Eight Trays. On April 29, 1992, the police officers who were involved in the Rodney King beating, were found not guilty. The members were sentenced to life in prison. One girl was shot fifteen times, and the other girl was shot eight times, they both died of their gunshot wounds. The Eight-Trays made headlines when five of their members was found guilty of murdering two innocent teenage girls, over a bad drug transaction. They originated from the Original West Side Crips, led by Stanley Williams (Tookie), in the early 1970s. They are well-known for their brutal reputation with over 300 active members. The Eight Tray Gangster Crips are considered by Federal Agents and city officials, to be one of the most violent street gangs, in all of Los Angeles County.

ETGC members are known to sport Texas Rangers or Texas Longhorns, baseball caps with the large letter “T” to show affiliation with Trays. They are named after a popular residential street called 83rd Street in the heart of their neighborhood. They fall under the Gangster Crips AKA Trays (3x) also known as Movin Gang. Their neighborhood spread from Gage Ave to 79th Street, between Western Ave and Vermont Ave. The 83 Gangster Crips (ETGC) also known as Eight Tray Gangster Crips or 8-Tray Gangster Crips are primarily an African-American street gang located on the West Side of South Los Angeles (formerly known as South Central, LA) California.
