Leah B. Foley United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts | Department of Justice
A member of the Vice Lord gang from Athol, Massachusetts, was arrested in Smyrna, Georgia after being at large for two months as a fugitive. Keith Harlow, also known as “Lord Savage,” age 39, faces federal charges including conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition, conspiracy to interfere with commerce by robbery, and engaging in the business of manufacturing and dealing firearms without a license.
Authorities report that Harlow was on parole for multiple six- to ten-year concurrent state prison sentences at the time of the alleged offenses. He is scheduled to appear first in Georgia State Court on state fugitive charges related to a pending Parole Warrant before facing extradition proceedings in federal court for transfer to Massachusetts.
Three co-defendants—Jonathan Perry (“Peazy”), 25; Andrew Poor, 29; and Dante Machuca, 25—were previously arrested on related state charges in May 2025 and federally charged the following month. Perry faces charges of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances; Poor and Machuca are charged with conspiracy to interfere with commerce by robbery. According to authorities, Harlow fled Massachusetts following these arrests.
Charging documents identify Harlow as a member of the Four Corner Hustlers chapter of the Vice Lords gang. He has prior convictions for armed robberies and was under parole supervision during the period when he allegedly committed new offenses. Authorities allege that throughout 2025, Harlow sent text messages discussing firearm manufacturing and sales while being photographed or recorded with firearms—including a suppressor and machinegun conversion device.
Investigators claim one firearm seized during their investigation was purchased by Poor and transferred to Harlow. Further inquiry linked Poor—and later Machuca—to an alleged home invasion in January 2025 involving all three men. The charging documents describe how they entered a suspected drug dealer’s residence armed with firearms intending to rob drugs and proceeds; during this incident, Harlow reportedly fired his weapon inside the residence before pressing its barrel against the victim.
A search conducted at Harlow’s residence on May 29 resulted in recovery of multiple firearm receivers, suspected suppressors, machinegun conversion devices (also known as selector switches), several 3D printers used for gun parts manufacturing supplies, and about 100 grams of suspected cocaine.
Reviewing Perry’s cellphone communications revealed alleged collaboration between him and Harlow distributing drugs and selling firearms across Massachusetts. Text messages also discussed planning additional robberies using guns against various individuals. Both men were prohibited from possessing firearms due to previous felony convictions; Perry had been convicted as a youthful offender for manslaughter while currently serving probation for domestic violence.
The maximum penalties associated with these federal charges include up to fifteen years imprisonment for felon-in-possession violations; up to twenty years for conspiring to distribute controlled substances or interfering with commerce by robbery; up to five years for unlicensed manufacture or dealing in firearms; substantial fines; and periods of supervised release according to sentencing guidelines.
“United States Attorney Leah B. Foley; Ted E. Docks, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Boston Division; Kevin Neal, Acting U.S. Marshal for the District of Massachusetts; David E. Sullivan, Northwestern District Attorney; and Athol Police Chief Craig Lundgren made the announcement today.”
“Valuable assistance was provided by the United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia; the Massachusetts State Police; the Franklin County House of Correction; and the Massachusetts Department of Correction.”
“Assistant U.S. Attorney Philip A. Mallard of the Organized Crime & Gang Unit is prosecuting the case.”
“The details contained in the charging documents are allegations. The defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.”
