Ronald Chatman Also known as O/G Madd Ronald is a gang intervention specialist and a community advocate.
He became affiliated with the Rollin’ 20’s Neighborhood Bloods at the age of 8 years old (in 1976).
He began serving time in the Los Angeles County Probation system at the age of 14 years old as he started his journey through the revolving doors of time.
By the age of 16 years old he was arrested for a gang related attempted murder, in which the bottom line was a plea bargain that sent him to Camp Afflerbaugh
in 1983.
By 1987 Madd Ronald was on his way to prison for the first time at the age of 20 years old.
On his first conviction he was sent to C.I.M. (California Institution for Men), C.T.F. (Soledad State Prison), and Solano (California State Prison @Solano).
After serving a 2 years sentence he was released on parole.
Throughout the course of his journey, he has visited more than 10 of California Department Of Corrections Prisons and 2 Georgia Department of Corrections prisons within 6 prison convictions.
In 1992 He participated in the Los Angeles Riot and would eventually find himself back in prison where this time he was sent to C.M.C. (California Men’s Colony), and C.R.C. (Norco State Prison).
It was at C.M.C.. (East Facility) that Madd Ronald began to attend S.T.A.A.R. (Study Toward African American Redevelopment) classes.
After a year and a half he was sent to C.R.C. where he began to attend and graduated from Amer-I-can Program which is a self-determination and self-motivation program that was founded by ex pro football hall of famer Jim Brown.
In 2001, Madd Ronald graduated from the “Stop the Violence Increase the Peace Foundation” 1st gang intervention class (under the tutelage and mentorship of Khalid and Niem Shah, where he was awarded and recognized by the cities of Los Angeles and Inglewood as a gang interventionist and a peace advocate.
In 2009, he was invited to be a representative of the Rollin’ 20’s Neighborhood Bloods
at what turned out to be on going peace talks between the Rollin’ 20’s and their longtime rivals the Rollin’ 30’s Harlem Crips.
Through these peace talks a non-aggressive peace agreement was established based on the respect of the people that were in constant attendance for peace.
In 2015, he was employed by Volunteers Of America and G.R.Y.D. (Los Angeles Mayor’s Office Of Gang Reduction And Youth Development) as a Community Intervention Worker.
The Los Angeles Mayor’s Office of Gang Reduction and Youth Development sent him to enroll at the Urban Peace Institute, where he graduated from the Los Angeles Violence Intervention Training Academy (L.A.V.I.T.A.) were he obtained certified credentials and awards from the city of Los Angeles as gang intervention worker or community intervention worker.
He was assigned to the West Adams area as an advocate, and he served the community by assisting both youth and adults with seeking employment and enrolling in different schools.
Through his partnership and collaboration with community-based organizations like Community Build and Sam Simon Foundation he was able to provide the community of West Adams with 100 (50 pound) bags of food on a monthly basis among several other resources.
In 2015, Ronald was recognized and awarded for his community advocacy and gang intervention work in the community of West Adams.
On behalf of L.A. City Parks and Recreation with the support of Los Angeles Council District 8 and Loren Miller Recreation Center.
In 2017, Ronald was recognized for his work and advocacy in Los Angeles and was awarded the Pioneer of Peace Award by the “Stop the Violence, Increase the Peace Foundation, in that same ceremony he also received awards from the Los Angeles Mayor’s Office of Gang Reduction and Youth Development and The L.A. County Board of Supervisors.
In 2020 Madd Ronald was indicted by the state of Georgia on R.I.C.O. charges, he was abducted by L.A. Sheriff’s, L.A.P.D. Metro Taskforce, Georgia Bureau of Intelligence and the Federal Bureau of Investigations.
He was sentenced to 5 years in the state of Georgia and released in early 2025.
Madd Ronald is currently the editor and chief of www.hoodwire.tv and the host of the Madd Ronald Radio Podcast @hoodwire.tv and is now living a productive and constructive life.
He is available for gang intervention workshops, at risk youth counseling and workshops, mentoring, speaking engagements, motion picture consultant, commentating, gang expert, prison consultant and several other services.
Ronald is currently working on self-publishing his first book “Gangland Manifesto” and is also in the process of producing a podcast series called “A West Adams Love Song” which will be an exclusive Hoodwire production to be released exclusively on www.hoodwire.tv
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