— Federal prosecutors revealed Tuesday what they said were the violent attempts of a white supremacist gang in Arkansas to silence witnesses to the group’s meth-trafficking, including permanently disfiguring one person’s face with a hot knife. Indictments were originally returned in October 2017 accusing 44 members of the gang with drug and gun crimes. Officials said the investigation was launched in 2016 following a murder involving members of the New Aryan Empire. Officials said 35 of those charged are in custody and another 16 were previously released on bond. Among other things, the indictment alleges that Knox, 43, of Russellville, was part of drug sales and the attempted murder of a suspected law enforcement informant.

Source: National Post February 13, 2019 00:00 UTC