Rapper Stardom & other gang members sentenced for brawl at Levana Bar in the Arcadian

All six gang members fled the scene but were eventually arrested and charged
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Six men have been convicted for their part in a fight between Birmingham gang members that erupted outside a city nightclub where one was performing.

Rapper Rikardo Reid – who goes under the name ‘Stardom’ – was at Levana in the city’s Arcadian centre when rival gang members spotted him just after midnight on 2 August last year.

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One of those opposing gang members, Theo White, hurled a bottle into the club which sparked violent clashes between the men.

Tyrell Meikle (33) ran from the venue and punched White, knocking him out cold, before Reid (32) and Fabian Williams (34) began kicking and stamping on him while the 33-year-old lay on the floor.

Ashai Gray (28) and Shayne Campbell traded punches with the three before 26-year-old Campbell pulled out a knife and tried stabbing Reid.

Gray also hurled chairs and barriers into the club that sent customers running for cover.

Campbell, Williams & Gray (left-right) were jailed for their part in the fight Campbell, Williams & Gray (left-right) were jailed for their part in the fight
Campbell, Williams & Gray (left-right) were jailed for their part in the fight
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All six gang members fled the scene but were identified and arrested over the following days, weeks and months.

Reid was arrested at Heathrow Airport on 20 September as he tried boarding a flight to Dubai.

Police charged all six men with violent disorder but the Crown Prosecution Service proceeded with charges of affray which they all admitted in court.

Campbell also admitted making threats with a knife in public.

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At Birmingham Crown Court on Thursday (9 June) Campbell, Williams and Gray were jailed for 30, 18 and 15 months respectively.

White, Meikle and Reid were all given suspended prison sentences.

Gang members White, Meikle & Reid were given suspended prison sentencesGang members White, Meikle & Reid were given suspended prison sentences
Gang members White, Meikle & Reid were given suspended prison sentences

What has West Midlands Police said?

Sergeant Alex Roobottom from our Birmingham Organised Crime & Gangs Unit, said: “This case centres around violence between two organised crime gangs.

“Chairs and bottles were thrown by both gangs across the club which was full of customers at the time; it’s fortunate no innocent members of the public weren’t seriously hurt.

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“Reid was particularly lucky as Campbell slipped when he lunged at him with the knife; had he not lost his footing it’s likely he would have been stabbed.

“This kind of violence is totally unacceptable and even more so in a public place surrounded by people trying to enjoy a night out. Our gangs officers have worked with detectives to secure these convictions.”

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