DALLAS, TX – Casey Rose, a 36-year-old convicted Aryan Brotherhood of Texas member from Mesquite, Texas, has been sentenced to life in federal prison for his conviction on conspiracy, drug trafficking, and firearm charges.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas, Rose was found guilty of one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, one count of possession of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute, and one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm.
U.S. District Judge Jane J. Boyle sentenced Rose to life in federal prison on the conspiracy conviction, 240 months on the possession conviction, and 120 months on the firearm conviction, all to run concurrently. Rose has been in custody since his arrest in mid-November 2014 following a law enforcement operation led by the Texas Department of Public Safety Criminal Investigations Division (DPS-CID).
During the operation, 37 individuals were arrested and charged with similar federal offenses, stemming from their respective roles in a drug distribution conspiracy that operated in North Texas and elsewhere from January 2013 to October 2014. Of those arrested, each defendant pleaded guilty, except Rose, who elected to go to trial. One defendant remains a fugitive.
In November 2015, during the second phase of that investigation, an additional 54 individuals, members and associates of various white supremacist organizations, were charged with federal offenses stemming from their roles in the same drug distribution conspiracy that operated in North Texas and elsewhere from January 2013 to November 2015.
The government presented evidence at trial that Rose purchased and distributed methamphetamine throughout the Dallas metroplex and used violence in obtaining large quantities of methamphetamine. The trial also included expert testimony regarding the formation, history, and mission of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas.
The investigation was led by the DPS-CID Gang Unit and the Dallas Police Department Criminal Intelligence Unit, with assistance from the Garland Police Department Neighborhood Police Officer Unit, the Mesquite and Rockwall Police Departments, and U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). Assistant U.S. Attorney P. J. Meitl is in charge of prosecuting the nearly 100 defendants charged in these two cases.
Rose’s sentencing marks the culmination of a years-long investigation into the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas and other white supremacist organizations involved in methamphetamine trafficking and other crimes. The case serves as a reminder of the ongoing threat posed by organized crime groups in Texas and the importance of continued law enforcement efforts to combat these groups.
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Key Facts
- State: Texas
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Organized Crime|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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