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SPLC: Aryan Brotherhood Chief Gets 50 Years in State Prison
November 17, 2015
Aryan Brotherhood of Texas kingpin James Lemarc “Byrdman” Byrd –– described as a sadistic, racist torturer –– will spend the remainder of his life in a state prison for violent criminal activities related to the white supremacy gang.
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Byrd was convicted in August of kidnapping and assault by a Tarrant County jury, and recently sentenced to 50 years in a Texas prison after completing a term in a federal penitentiary for parole violation.
County prosecutors wanted to lock Byrd up in a state prison where he can be kept in solitary confinement 23 hours a day because of his gang affiliation, the Houston Chronicle reported. That will restrict his ability to direct ABT criminal activities in and outside prison through contact with other inmates.
“He will be in a box for 23 hours a day,” said Tarrant County prosecutor Allenna Bangs told the Houston newspaper. “That will be 50 very hard years.”
Aryan Brotherhood of Texas kingpin James Lemarc “Byrdman” Byrd –– described as a sadistic, racist torturer –– will spend the remainder of his life in a state prison for violent criminal activities related to the white supremacy gang.
<snip>
Byrd was convicted in August of kidnapping and assault by a Tarrant County jury, and recently sentenced to 50 years in a Texas prison after completing a term in a federal penitentiary for parole violation.
County prosecutors wanted to lock Byrd up in a state prison where he can be kept in solitary confinement 23 hours a day because of his gang affiliation, the Houston Chronicle reported. That will restrict his ability to direct ABT criminal activities in and outside prison through contact with other inmates.
“He will be in a box for 23 hours a day,” said Tarrant County prosecutor Allenna Bangs told the Houston newspaper. “That will be 50 very hard years.”
Link: https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2015/11/17/aryan-brotherhood-chief-gets-50-years-state-prison
Link to original Houston Chronicle report: http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/texas/article/aryan-brotherhood-Texas-gang-byrd-Fort-Worth-nazi-6636339.php