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{{Infobox criminal | {{Infobox criminal | ||
| name = Iakob Ionuț | | name = Iakob Ionuț | ||
| image = | | image = iakobionut.png | ||
| birth_name = Iakob Ionuț | | birth_name = Iakob Ionuț | ||
| birth_date = {{birth date|1982|9|12}} | | birth_date = {{birth date|1982|9|12}} | ||
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| death_place = Near [[Ulmi, Dâmbovița|Ulmi]], [[Dâmbovița County]], [[Romania]] | | death_place = Near [[Ulmi, Dâmbovița|Ulmi]], [[Dâmbovița County]], [[Romania]] | ||
| death_cause = Gunshot wound to the neck | | death_cause = Gunshot wound to the neck | ||
| occupation = Criminal enforcer | | occupation = {{hlist|Criminal enforcer|Drug trafficker}} | ||
| years_active = 1996–2025 | | years_active = 1996–2025 | ||
| organization = [[Bucharest Butchers]] | | organization = [[Bucharest Butchers]] | ||
| known_for = Second-in-command of Bucharest Butchers operations in [[California]] | | known_for = {{ubl|Second-in-command of Bucharest Butchers operations in [[California]]|Killing [[Petru Ionuț]]}} | ||
| criminal_charge = Murder | | criminal_charge = {{ubl|Murder|Drug trafficking|Illegal gambling|Smuggling|Illegal firearms possession|Trafficking in persons|Rape|Child sexual abuse}} | ||
| criminal_status = Deceased | | criminal_status = Deceased | ||
| parents = [[Dumitru Ionuț]] and Lorena Cingolani | | parents = [[Dumitru Ionuț]] and Lorena Cingolani | ||
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'''Iakob Ionuț''' (12 September 1982 – 2 May 2025) was a Romanian criminal enforcer and member of the [[Bucharest Butchers]]. He was the younger brother of [[Petru Ionuț]] and served as second-in-command of the organization's operations in [[Hollywood]], [[Los Angeles]]. He was mainly active as an armed enforcer, drug trafficker, and internal executioner. | '''Iakob Ionuț''' (12 September 1982 – 2 May 2025) was a Romanian criminal enforcer and member of the [[Bucharest Butchers]]. He was the younger brother of [[Petru Ionuț]] and served as second-in-command of the organization's operations in [[Hollywood]], [[Los Angeles]]. He was mainly active as an armed enforcer, drug trafficker, and internal executioner. Between 2002 and 2005, he participated in three robberies with Petru and [[Emil Ionuț]], planning the last of them and killing five people during the resulting [[2005 Ploiești shootout]]. | ||
Iakob became known for killing Petru on 21 August 2024 after being persuaded by [[Marku Ionuț]]. After the collapse of the Bucharest Butchers in 2025, he attempted to flee through Romania and was killed near [[Ulmi, Dâmbovița|Ulmi]] during a pursuit involving the [[Fish Collective]], Romanian police, and local armed participants. | Iakob became known for killing Petru on 21 August 2024 after being persuaded by [[Marku Ionuț]]. After the collapse of the Bucharest Butchers in 2025, he attempted to flee through Romania and was killed near [[Ulmi, Dâmbovița|Ulmi]] during a pursuit involving the [[Fish Collective]], Romanian police, and local armed participants. | ||
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== Criminal history == | == Criminal history == | ||
{{See also|2002 Bucharest bank robbery|2004 Brașov armored car robbery|2005 Ploiești shootout}} | |||
[[File:Iakob Ionuț, c 2000s.png|thumb|439x439px|Iakob Ionuț]] | |||
Iakob became formally active in the Bucharest Butchers during the late 1990s. His early work involved debt enforcement, illegal gambling protection, weapon movement, and intimidation connected to Bucharest-based criminal operations. He did not show the same administrative ability as Petru and was instead valued for direct violence and loyalty to orders. | |||
By the early 2000s, Iakob had become closely associated with assaults, robberies, and internal punishment work. He carried a gold-colored switchblade during this period, which later became connected to several killings attributed to him. | |||
Iakob | On 23 December 2002, Iakob entered the occupied Unirii Central Branch of [[Banca Dâmbovița]] with Petru and Emil. He immediately fired into the ceiling with a [[PM md. 65]], copying the opening of the [[North Hollywood shootout]] because he admired [[Emil Mătăsăreanu]], then controlled the public hall while the other two entered the cash-processing area. Iakob punched an eight-month-pregnant customer unconscious, kicked customers who moved or raised their heads, and continued firing at fixtures and furniture without striking anyone. | ||
When the first police patrol arrived, Iakob tried to take a child from the entrance as a hostage until Petru ordered him to leave the child and return to the escape van. Iakob inserted a drum magazine into his rifle and fired through the patrol car, seriously wounding both officers, then taunted them and shouted slurs until Petru called him back. One round from an officer's pistol struck Iakob's body armour without injuring him. The three escaped with cash worth approximately 180 billion old Romanian lei. | |||
During the [[2004 Brașov armored car robbery]], planned by Petru, Iakob posed as a road worker at a false maintenance site on the DN1/E68 between [[Ghimbav]] and [[Brașov]]. After the armored vehicle stopped, he disarmed its two guards and kept the crew under guard while Emil removed 40 billion old Romanian lei. The robbery took approximately five minutes and ended without injuries. | |||
[[Oskar Dirlewanger]] ordered the third robbery as a test of Iakob's planning. Iakob selected Banca Dâmbovița's cash-processing centre in [[Ploiești]], intended to steal cash worth 30 million new Romanian lei, and planned a direct entry through its loading bay without a second vehicle. Petru opposed the plan, while Emil expressed doubts but did little to challenge Iakob because he was drunk during the preparation. | |||
The attack began at approximately 5:45{{nbsp}}a.m. on 30 June 2005. Iakob killed the first guard who fired at him and led the advance into the counting hall. After two rounds struck his armour without penetrating it, he opened fire on unarmed employees, killing three and wounding two. He then fired through the loading bay at the first municipal police patrol, killing one officer and seriously wounding the other. | |||
Once Petru had loaded cash worth 6 million new Romanian lei into their stolen Renault Master, Iakob deliberately abandoned his position without warning Emil and ordered Petru to drive away. He fired from the rear of the van during their escape and wounded two more officers. Emil fought his way out separately and later confronted Iakob at a Bucharest Butchers workshop near [[Brazi]], where Petru stopped them from fighting. | |||
Iakob told Dirlewanger that Emil had departed from the plan and caused their separation. Dirlewanger judged Iakob's planning a failure because the crew had obtained 20% of the intended amount and nearly lost Emil, although he approved of the violence and blamed Emil for failing to remain with the others. Dirlewanger retained the entire 6 million lei. | |||
Iakob rose to the internal position of [[Blade Captain]]. Within the organization, this placed him below the senior command figures but gave him authority over armed enforcement personnel. | Iakob rose to the internal position of [[Blade Captain]]. Within the organization, this placed him below the senior command figures but gave him authority over armed enforcement personnel. | ||
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At approximately 2:13 a.m., Iakob reached the central area of Târgoviște and was surrounded. He shouted ethnic and sexual slurs and fired at police officers, injuring two of them. He then forced entry into a nearby house occupied by the Marin family. When 48-year-old Victor Marin tried to block him, Iakob stabbed him with the same gold-colored switchblade used to kill Petru. Marin died inside the house. | At approximately 2:13 a.m., Iakob reached the central area of Târgoviște and was surrounded. He shouted ethnic and sexual slurs and fired at police officers, injuring two of them. He then forced entry into a nearby house occupied by the Marin family. When 48-year-old Victor Marin tried to block him, Iakob stabbed him with the same gold-colored switchblade used to kill Petru. Marin died inside the house. | ||
Iakob escaped through the backyard and reached another street. At approximately 2:22 a.m., he stopped a Renault Clio driven by 23-year-old Ana-Maria Nistor, who was returning home after visiting her terminally ill grandfather at a hospital in Târgoviște. After she stopped the vehicle, Iakob shot her in the face, removed her body from the car and drove away. | Iakob escaped through the backyard and reached another street. At approximately 2:22 a.m., he stopped a Renault Clio driven by 23-year-old [[Ana-Maria Nistor]], who was returning home after visiting her terminally ill grandfather at a hospital in Târgoviște. After she stopped the vehicle, Iakob shot her in the face, removed her body from the car, and drove away. | ||
Iakob continued southeast from Târgoviște at high speed. At approximately 2:38 a.m., while driving on rural roads near [[Ulmi, Dâmbovița|Ulmi]] and [[DJ711]], he lost control of the Renault Clio. The vehicle rolled several times and came to rest beside a field. The crash worsened his chest wounds and likely broke several ribs. | Iakob continued southeast from Târgoviște at high speed. At approximately 2:38 a.m., while driving on rural roads near [[Ulmi, Dâmbovița|Ulmi]] and [[DJ711]], he lost control of the Renault Clio. The vehicle rolled several times and came to rest beside a field. The crash worsened his chest wounds and likely broke several ribs. | ||
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[[Category:Bucharest Butchers members]] | [[Category:Bucharest Butchers members]] | ||
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