Carl Carver, Murder in Aid of Racketeering, Texas 2007

A Lufkin, Texas man pleaded guilty to a double homicide in Nacogdoches, Texas, in August 2007.

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.

The murder was 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 his girlfriend, Christie Rochelle Brown, were discovered in Nacogdoches County on Aug. 10, 2007.

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

The case is being investigated by the FBI, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the National Gang Targeting, Enforcement and Coordination Center, the Nacogdoches Sheriff's Department, the Nacogdoches Police Department, the Angelina County 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.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/lufkin-texas-man-pleads-guilty-involvement-murders