A federal jury in Alaska has convicted five members and associates of the violent white supremacist gang, the 1488s, of RICO conspiracy, murder in aid of racketeering, kidnapping, and assault.
The evidence presented at trial showed that the 1488s are a prison-based gang operating inside and outside of state prisons throughout Alaska. The gang uses Nazi-derived symbols to identify themselves and their affiliation with the gang.
Filthy Fuhrer, formerly known as Timothy Lobdell, 45, founded and led the 1488 gang from inside Alaska’s maximum-security prison, where he is serving a 19-year sentence for the attempted murder of an Alaska State Trooper.
Fuhrer ordered members of the gang to commit violent kidnappings and assaults in the ‘free world’ outside of prison. Trying to impose greater organization and structure with non-incarcerated members, Fuhrer believed that some members were defying the 1488 code of conduct and diminishing the power and influence of the gang.
The gang’s code of conduct includes the creed that ‘the only currency we recognize is violence and unquestionable loyalty.’ Evidence presented at trial showed that Fuhrer sent out a trusted lieutenant with a list of directives, which culminated in the kidnapping and assault of two low-level gang members on April 2, 2017, and July 20, 2017, and the kidnapping, assault, and murder of Michael Staton on Aug. 3, 2017.
According to evidence presented at trial, 1488 members Roy Naughton, aka Thumper, 43; Glen Baldwin, aka Glen Dog, 40; and Colter O’Dell, 29, worked with Craig King, aka Oakie, 56, who was a member of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club, to kidnap and murder one of the victims, who had previously stolen from both King and the 1488s.
Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite, Jr., said, ‘The guilty verdicts today strike a significant blow to the highest levels of the 1488 gang.’ U.S. Attorney S. Lane Tucker added, ‘Violent gangs, especially those based upon racial hatred, are a plague to our society. Today’s convictions are a major disruption to the operation of the 1488 prison gang and hold accountable those who order or commit brutal and heinous crimes.’
The FBI Assistant Director Luis Quesada stated, ‘Today’s verdict demonstrates the FBI’s commitment to investigating and dismantling violent gangs, regardless of where they are being operated and who is leading them.’
Fuhrer, Naughton, Baldwin, O’Dell, and King have been convicted of RICO conspiracy, murder in aid of racketeering, kidnapping, and assault. The exact date of the crime is not specified but the trial took place in 2023. The sentence for these defendants is not specified.
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- Melvin Andrew, Coercion and Enticement of a Minor, Alaska, 2023 · Alaska
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Key Facts
- State: Alaska
- Category: Violent Crime|Organized Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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