White supremacists murdered Alaska man as part of 'vile and racist gang,' feds say
The men allegedly kidnapped, assaulted and murdered Michael Staton in 2017.
Federal authorities filed criminal murder charges against members of a "vile and racist" white supremacist gang that operates in state-run prisons across Alaska, Arizona and Colorado, according to an indictment unsealed Wednesday.
Six of the alleged members of the 1488 prison gang were indicted for murder, assault, kidnapping and a host of other charges in connection with the brutal beating death of Michael Staton, a member whose Nazi tattoo was burned off his rib cage with a hot knife, according to the indictment.
"The defendants allegedly participated in the heinous murder of Michael Staton, with the goal of impressing their vile and racist gang," Assistant Attorney General Brian Benczkowski said in a statement Wednesday. "The Criminal Division is committed to bringing the 1488s to justice, and holding accountable those who further its agenda of violence and hatred."
Those charged include Filthy Fuhrer, 42 (formerly Timothy Lobdell); Roy Naughton, 40; Craig King, 53; Beau Cook, 32; Colter O’Dell, 26; and 37-year-old Glen Baldwin, who is still at large. The men allegedly kidnapped, assaulted and murdered Staton, 34, in August 2017 in order to gain membership or increase their ranking within the 1488s.
The most-coveted tattoo of 1488s is the Nazi-inspired “patch” that consists of an Iron Cross superimposed over a swastika that can only be worn by “made” members who gained full affiliation "by committing an act of violence on behalf of the gang," according to the indictment.
Court documents did not list attorneys for the suspects charged.
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