CONROE, TX – William Glenn Chunn, 40, a top figure in the white supremacist Aryan Circle prison gang, will spend the rest of his life behind bars. Chunn, also known as “Big Head,” received a life sentence for Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) violations stemming from an ordered attempted murder. The conviction, handed down in the Eastern District of Texas, adds to another pending sentence in Mississippi for Violent Crime in Aid of Racketeering (VICAR) Attempted Murder.
Federal prosecutors laid out a chilling picture of the Aryan Circle, a race-based and brutally violent gang with a nationwide reach, operating both within and outside prison walls. The gang enforces its twisted code of conduct through intimidation, threats, and outright violence – including assault and murder. Members are expected to blindly obey the orders of those higher up in the hierarchy, a system Chunn exploited to maintain control.
Evidence presented at trial established Chunn as one of the most powerful Aryan Circle leaders in the country. He didn’t hesitate to order violent attacks, specifically stabbings, against rival gang members and anyone he suspected of cooperating with law enforcement. The RICO conviction centered around one such ordered attack, a brutal stabbing intended to silence a potential informant. He is awaiting sentencing in Mississippi for another VICAR attempted murder charge.
The Justice Department wasn’t stopping at Chunn. Mitchell Farkas, 52, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, also known as “Lifter,” received a 30-year sentence on December 5th for VICAR Attempted Murder. Farkas, convicted in the Eastern District of Kentucky, participated in a violent prison stabbing at USP Big Sandy in Martin County, Kentucky. The target: an inmate deemed to have violated Aryan Circle rules. The attack resulted in the victim permanently losing vision in one eye.
The investigation, a massive multi-agency effort led by the ATF, DEA, and BOP, involved dozens of local, state, and federal agencies across multiple states. These included law enforcement entities in Texas, Louisiana, Kentucky, Arkansas, Missouri, Indiana, and New Jersey. The breadth of the investigation highlights the widespread influence of the Aryan Circle and the determination of authorities to dismantle the gang’s operations.
Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite, Jr., U.S. Attorneys Brit Featherston and Carlton S. Shier, IV, announced the sentences, signaling a continued crackdown on white supremacist gangs operating within the prison system and beyond. The Aryan Circle’s reign of terror, it seems, is facing a serious challenge. This case serves as a warning: organizing violence and intimidation, no matter where it occurs, will be met with federal prosecution.
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