Aryan Brotherhood of Mississippi leader sentenced
A high-ranking member of the Aryan Brotherhood of Mississippi has been sentenced to three life sentences plus 120 months for racketeering conspiracy, murder, kidnapping and attempted murder.
A release sent by the U.S. Attorney's Office Thursday said Frank George Owens Jr., 44, aka "State Raised," of D’Iberville, was sentenced yesterday to serve the 120 months for attempted murder by U.S. District Judge Glen H. Davidson of the Northern District of Mississippi. He was convicted on April 13. According to U.S. Attorney's Office spokesman Chad Lamar, all four sentences are to be served concurrently, and in the event that he ever gets out of prison, he is to serve five years of supervised release.
“The substantial sentence imposed today sends a strong message to the defendant and to other violent gangs that they will be held accountable for their criminal activities,” said Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Fire and Explosives Special Agent in Charge Constance Hester. “ATF will utilize every available resource to combat violent crime. We will continue to collaborate with all of our federal, state and local law enforcement partners in identifying, disrupting and dismantling the violent gangs that prey on our local communities.”
The ABM is the Mississippi-centered branch of the Aryan Brotherhood, a violent, “whites only,” prison-based gang with members and associates operating inside and outside of state penal institutions.
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