Leaders of the Aryan Brotherhood prison gang were charged Thursday with directing killings and drug smuggling from within California's most secure prisons, U.S. prosecutors said. Sixteen Aryan Brotherhood members and associates are accused of running the criminal enterprise using contraband cellphones
1 / 6Aryan Brotherhood ChargesThis combination of photos provided by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shows, top row, Kevin McNamara left, and William Sylvester; and bottom row, Daniel Troxell, left, and Ronald Yandell. The four are among the 16 Aryan Brotherhood prison gang members who were charged Thursday, June 6, 2019, with killings and drug smuggling from within California's most secure prisons, U.S. prosecutors said. SACRAMENTO, Calif.
"What started as a seemingly simple drug buy on the streets of Sacramento led us into the dark, nasty and brutally violent underbelly of the California prison system," said Christopher Nielson, local special agent in charge with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration."Notoriously dangerous inmates aren't necessarily thwarted by prison walls."
Among the inmates charged is Daniel"Danny" Troxell, 66, a convicted killer serving a life sentence who was known for writing a federal complaint in 2009 that eventually led California to curb the use of solitary confinement. Pinell became infamous as a member of San Quentin 6, helping slit the throat of prison guards during a failed 1971 escape attempt that left six dead.
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