The ex-con who was busted last month on gun and drug charges in a Big Apple subway station works for a taxpayer-funded anti-violence organization that deals with youngsters in the Bronx, law enforcement sources said.
Jermaine Greene — a member of Bronx Rises Against Gun Violence, which advocates for safer communities — was allegedly carrying a loaded ghost gun and a bunch of drugs when police say he tried to slip through an emergency exit at the Fordham Road station in the Bronx on March 28.
When officers stopped the 42-year-old, they found him with a 9mm Polymer80 gun with a dozen live rounds in his waistband, police alleged at the time.
Greene, who is on parole for a murder in Delaware, also allegedly had a clear zip-locked bag with a “large quantity” of crack cocaine, as well as a scale to measure the drugs, police and sources said.
“Bronx Rises Against Gun Violence is aware of the arrest of one of its staff,” a spokesperson for the group told The Post in a statement.
“We take this matter seriously and are conducting a comprehensive internal inquiry to ensure the safety, welfare and trust of our program participants and the communities we support.”
More information about Greene’s role with the BRAG, which is run by non-profit Good Shepherd Services, was not immediately clear. Good Shepherd is partially funded by government grants.
The organization works in areas of the Bronx troubled by gun violence while connecting with young people in the borough.
“BRAG adopts the Cure Violence (CV) model to prevent future violence by engaging with violently injured youth and their communities,” the spokesperson said.
“Through activities like shooting responses and community events, the organization promotes non-violent norms and provides support resources.”
The organization uses a team of mostly “credible messengers,” who have lived in violent neighborhoods, as well as people with criminal histories.
Greene is facing multiple weapon possession-related charges and drug-related charges, cops said.
“A convicted murderer (on parole) was packing heat when he beat the subway fare yesterday. He apparently didn’t get the memo that the NYPD is hyper focused on transit safety,” NYPD Chief of Transit Michael Kemper said in a social media post last month.
“He also didn’t get the memo that law-abiding New Yorkers are fed up with open lawlessness at the turnstiles.”
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