Brian Thomas Green, Kidnapping, Murder, Oklahoma 2017
Three Longview, Texas, prison gang members have been sentenced for their roles in the kidnapping and homicide of one of their fellow gang members.
Brian Thomas Green, 45, Kalvin Kyle McCown, 44, and Travis Lee Hill, 28, all of the Longview, Texas, area, have been sentenced to long, non-parolable, prison sentences for the part that each played in the kidnapping and killing of Kenneth Earl Ayres.
The victim, Ayres, was a member or affiliate of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas, a gang known for vicious attacks on their own members when they violate the organization’s “Constitution.”
In July 2011, Ayres violated the gang’s rules by stealing guns from a shed at McCown’s residence in Longview, Texas.
Green, and a now deceased “prospect” who was earning his way into the gang, persuaded Ayres to come with them to McCown’s residence where Ayres was beaten and shot in the hand by Green, McCown, Hill and others.
The U.S. Attorney Kuester said, “A homicide that is not solved within weeks of its occurrence becomes increasingly complex and more difficult to investigate and prosecute.”
On October 26, 2017, Brian Thomas Green was sentenced to 25 years in prison and 5 years of supervised release.
Each was ordered to pay a $100.00 assessment to the Court.
The case was investigated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the state and local law enforcement agencies that assisted them.
U.S. Attorney Kuester commended each one who played a role in this investigation and prosecution.
Key Facts
- State: Oklahoma
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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