The leader of a marijuana trafficking ring whose turf war with a rival gang led to the killing of a Rochester police officer has pleaded guilty to federal charges.
Brandon Washington is accused of bringing in gang members from out of town to kill rival pot dealers.
One of those members, Kelvin Vickers, is serving life without parole for the July 2022 murder of Officer Tony Mazurkiewicz, as well as the killings of two alleged dealers.
Washington will be sentenced in December.