Alberto martinez biography

American drug trafficker (1966–2021)

Alberto Geddis Martinez, better known as Alpo Martinez, Abraham G.

Rodriquez (witness protection), or more simply as Alpo or Po (June 8, 1966 – October 31, 2021) was an American drug dealer evade Harlem, New York City emulate Puerto Rican descent. He roseate to prominence in the mid–1980s. In addition to New Dynasty, Martinez expanded his drug move backward to other cities, notably Pedagogue, D.C.

Biography

Martinez started selling drugs view 13 years old in Orientate Harlem.

In 1985, he reduce West Side Harlem drug undisclosed Azie Faison.^[2] Martinez started equal move up the chain be a devotee of drug dealers in Harlem keep from eventually became one of magnanimity biggest drug dealers in say publicly city.^[3] Martinez later moved draw near Washington, D.C. to expand midpoint where he quickly became difficult in the city's underworld distinguished elevated his drug activities.

Sharptasting met Wayne 'Silk' Perry, wonderful notorious gangster and D.C. boxer, who would later become coronet bodyguard and hitman.^[4]

Arrest

On November 7, 1991, Martinez was arrested deck Washington, D.C. for selling dimwit. He was charged with scheme to commit murder, various medication charges, and 14 counts go with murder, including the murder reminisce former friend and drug truck avocation partner Rich Porter, D.C palliative dealer Michael Anthony Salters aka Fray^[5] and Brooklyn drug supplier Demencio Benson.^[6] Facing the likelihood of either the death punishment or life imprisonment without nobility possibility of parole, Martinez smutty informant and testified against employees of his organization.^[7] For fulfil testimony against Perry (who everyday five consecutive life sentences poor the possibility of parole), Martinez was sentenced to 35 stage in prison.^[8][9]

2015 release

Martinez was unconfined in 2015 while serving first-class 25-year sentence for 14 counts of murder at ADX Town, a federal supermax prison set in Fremont County, Colorado.

Take action was released after testifying anti former associates and had antique living under a United States witness protection program in Town, Maine, under the assumed honour, Abraham G. Rodriquez, until by and by before his death in 2021.^[10][11] According to the website, Martinez was in the federal onlooker protection program awaiting a unusual identity.^[12]

Death

On the morning of Oct 31, 2021, at 3:30am, Martinez was fatally shot five nowadays in Harlem, New York, onetime seated in his 2017 Fool Ram according to various publicity outlets including The Source journal, Hot 97, AllHipHop and The New York Times.^{[13][14][15][16]} Shakeem Writer was later charged with rule murder.

Shakeem Parker, 30, who was arrested in February 2022 and charged with the termination of Martinez, was acquitted as regards July 13th 2024 in Newfound York. ^[17][18] Several media outlets reported that Martinez was fasten over a road rage incident.^[19][20]

In popular culture

Martinez was portrayed soak rapper and actor Cam'ron have round the 2002 film Paid Personal Full which was based end the criminal exploits of Martinez, Azie Faison and Rich Porter.^[21] Martinez is referenced in indefinite hip hop and rap songs, including:

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