Arkansas man, president of white supremacist group, sentenced to 35 years in ' violent racketeering case
Global News - United States
By Edward Era Barbacena
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The president of a White supremacist organization was sentenced to 35 years in prison for his role in racketeering and drug conspiracy.
Wesley Gullet, 31, president of the New Aryan Empire was sentenced to 35 years of imprisonment with five years of supervised release after Judge Jonathan D. Ross, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, heard details about Gullet attempting to murder another man who attempted to buy methamphetamine from him.
Gullett was originally charged in October 2017, and a federal grand jury charged him along with 51 other defendants in a Second Superseding Indictment in September 2019. On February 3, 2021, Gullett pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit racketeering and conspiracy to possess methamphetamine with intent to distribute.
“This defendant used his corrupt white supremacist organization to commit heinous crimes of violence,” said Ross. “These despicable acts, which included trying to murder a witness, will now appropriately be punished with 35 years in prison, where this defendant can no longer wreak havoc and poison our community.”
Three remaining defendants of the original 51 charged are awaiting trial, which is currently set for September 7, 2021. One defendant is still a fugitive, and all other defendants have pleaded guilty.
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