January 19, 11

NEWS / Lufkin, Texas, Man Pleads Guilty to Involvement in Murders

WASHINGTON –A Lufkin, Texas, man pleaded guilty today to charges related to a double homicide that took place in Nacogdoches, Texas, in August 2007, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney John M. Bales for the Eastern District of Texas.



Carl Carver, 44, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Marcia Crone to committing a violent crime in aid of racketeering activity. Specifically, Carver admitted that he had participated in the murder of David Mitchamore.



According to information presented in court, Carver was a general of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas (ABT), a powerful race-based , state-wide organization that operates inside and outside of state and federal prisons throughout Texas and the United States. The ABT enforces its rules and promotes discipline among its members, prospects and associates through murder, attempted murder, conspiracy to murder, assault, robbery and threats against those who violate the rules or pose a threat to the enterprise. Members, and oftentimes associates, are required to follow the orders of higher ranking members, often referred to as “direct orders.”



According to court documents, David Mitchamore, aka “Super Dave,” an ABT member, and his girlfriend, Christie Rochelle Brown, were murdered as a result of a “direct order” issued by Carver against Mitchamore because of Mitchamore’s failure to repay an outstanding debt he allegedly owed to Carver. The bodies of Mitchamore and Brown were discovered in Nacogdoches County on Aug. 10, 2007.



Carver faces life in prison at sentencing. A sentencing date has not been set.



This case is being investigated by the FBI; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; the National Gang Targeting, Enforcement and Coordination Center (Gang-TECC); the Nacogdoches Sheriff’s Department; the Nacogdoches Police Department; the Angelina County, Texas, Sheriff’s Department; the Texas Department of Public Safety; and the Texas Rangers. The case is being prosecuted by the Office of the U.S. Attorney in Lufkin and the Criminal Division’s Gang Unit, in full cooperation with the Nacogdoches County District Attorney’s Office.

http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2011/January/11-crm-071.html

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