Yesterday, Dallas' resident and Aryan Brotherhood of Texas member, Dakota Carroll, was sentenced to 30 years in prison after being found with methamphetamine in his car during a traffic stop in July 2020, Dallas Morning News reported. This case marks another step in the ongoing fight against drug trafficking and the enduring problem of white supremacist prison gangs in Texas.
Carroll has a criminal record, including charges such as aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, robbery, a non-fatal shooting of a woman, illegal possession of a firearm, intent to distribute a controlled substance, child endangerment, and evading with a motor vehicle CBS News confirmed. Carroll is a member of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas, the most significant and arguably one of the most venomous white supremacist prison gangs in not only Texas but potentially the whole United States, per facts gathered by the Anti-Defamation League.
While Carroll's case is somewhat isolated, it casts light on the broader issue of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas and the far-reaching influence of prison gangs. In September 2016, seven gang affiliates were convicted following a four-day jury trial for roles in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy that lasted from January 2014 to April 2016, the U.S. Department of Justice disclosed. Tzsa hese convicted members received consequential sentences, including lifetime incarceration for some.
