Defendant Arrested in November 2014 Operation Targeting Members and Associates of Various White Supremacist Organizations
DALLAS - Following a four-day trial before U.S. District Judge Jane J. Boyle, late this afternoon a federal jury convicted Aryan Brotherhood of Texas member Casey Rose, 36, of Mesquite, Texas, on conspiracy, drug trafficking and firearm charges, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.
Specifically, the jury convicted Rose on 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. The conspiracy count carries a maximum statutory penalty of life in federal prison; the substantive possession count carries a maximum statutory penalty of 20 years in federal prison; and the felon in possession count carries a maximum statutory penalty of 10 years in federal prison. Sentencing has not yet been set.
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 that 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 has pled guilty except Rose, who elected to go to trial. One defendant remains a fugitive.
Rose was a member of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas (ABT). Many of the defendants were members of, or associated with white supremacist organizations, such as the ABT, the “Aryan Circle," the “Irish Mob," and the “Dirty White Boys." Despite their differences, they would often collaborate for purposes of drug distribution or other illegal ventures.
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 ABT.
The DPS-CID Gang Unit and the Dallas Police Department Criminal Intelligence Unit led the investigation. Officers and agents from the Garland Police Department Neighborhood Police Officer Unit, the Mesquite and Rockwall Police Departments and U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations also provided assistance in the investigation.
Assistant U.S. Attorney P. J. Meitl is prosecuting.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
