Jan 17, 2008 12:10 am US/Eastern
"Bird Road Rudy" Is Now A Jail Bird
MIAMI (CBS4) ―
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31-year old Rudy Villanueva, also know as "Bird Road Rudy," had posted a series of taunting videos on the internet site YouTube.
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"Bird Road Rudy" is now a jail bird.
31-year old Rudy Villanueva, who taunted the Miami Dade Police Department's gang unit in several videos posted on YouTube, was arrested early Wednesday morning and booked into Miami's Federal Detention Center. Also arrested was fellow "Bird Road Boys" gang member Tony Logan.
In the videos Villanueva, known as "Bird Road Rudy," Logan, and several other gun toting gang members can be seen hanging out in South Miami Dade saying they're "out here fighting a cold war" and challenging the police department's gang unit to come after them. A counter on YouTube indicates the videos have been viewed more than 1,200 times.
"Metro gang bang unit. Here I am," he exclaims in another part of the clip.
While Villaneuva does most of the talking, Logan brandishes a hand gun and pulls the trigger several times while challenging the police to "come and get it."
Late Tuesday, multi-agency gang task force executed a search warrant for Logan's residence. During the search, investigators found and seized, among other things, a Mossburg shotgun, an AK-47 semi-automatic rifle, a Colt .45 caliber pistol, a Barreta .40 caliber pistol and a Smith and Wesson .357 pistol, 780 rounds of .762 rounds of ammunition, and a small amount of .45 caliber, .40 caliber and .375 caliber ammunition. The shotgun and AK-47 appear to be identical to the firearms displayed by Villanueva in the video.
A criminal record check revealed that Villanueva had three prior felony convictions, in 1996, 2003 and 2004. According to federal law he is prohibited from possessing firearms.
"Villanueva and Logan threatened law enforcement. They brandished weapons and told us, 'here I am baby..... Come get us if you want.' Villanueva said come get me, and we did. We will not tolerate gang threats to our police officers." said United States Attorney Alex Acosta.
"Working together, law enforcement can and will continue to make a positive difference. The citizens of our community can rest assured that gang activity will not be tolerated in Miami-Dade County," said Director Robert Parker, Miami-Dade Police Department.
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