Aiden Bruce-Umbaugh, Gun Crime, Texas 2024

Aiden Bruce-Umbaugh, 23, has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for a gun crime, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Erin Nealy Cox.

Bruce-Umbaugh pleaded guilty to possession of firearms and ammunition by a prohibited person in Lubbock in January. He was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison by U.S. District Judge James Wesley Hendrix.

According to his plea papers, Bruce-Umbaugh admitted to possessing an AR-15 rifle, two AK-47 rifles, a Sig Sauer 9mm pistol, and assorted ammunition while being an unlawful user of a controlled substance. He was arrested in November in Post, Texas, dressed in tactical gear.

A traffic stop in Post, Texas, in November led to the discovery of the firearms, a small canister of marijuana, and a vial of THC oil. Bruce-Umbaugh initially denied having anything illegal inside the vehicle but later admitted to owning the items.

Prosecutors argued in a detention hearing that the government had reason to believe Bruce-Umbaugh is a member of AtomWaffen Division, a neo-Nazi hate group. In jailhouse phone calls, he allegedly referenced his affiliation with the group and declared himself a Nazi.

Video released by the Court shows Bruce-Umbaugh telling agents, “I assume you’re here because of my swastika flag and my firearms.” AtomWaffen propaganda videos depict members of the group practicing hand-to-hand combat and shooting firearms, with some members displaying hateful rhetoric against Jews.

“The Northern District of Texas is committed to keeping guns out of the hands of dangerous individuals,” U.S. Attorney Nealy Cox said. “As a drug user, this defendant should never have been allowed to possess firearms. We’re grateful to our law enforcement partners for helping us keep this defendant, and his guns, off the streets.”

The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Lubbock Resident Agency, the Garza County Sheriff’s Office, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives conducted the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephen Rancourt is prosecuting the case.

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