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United States v. Sahakian
Citation:
453 F.3d 905 (2006)Facts
On May 18, 1999, Terry Lamar Walker, a black inmate at USP-Marion, was stabbed to death by inmate Richard McIntosh who was armed with a shank, see supra, while another inmate, Carl Knorr, held him. The entire incident was witnessed by two correctional officers, who identified the inmates taking part in the attack as members of the Dirty White Boys gang. Following the stabbing, corrections officers interviewed a number of inmates about the murder. One of the inmates associated with both the Dirty White Boys and the Aryan Brotherhood agreed to 924cooperate on the condition of anonymity. He informed the investigating officers that Sahakian was a “shot-caller” or leader of the Aryan Brotherhood gang at USP-Marion and had ordered Walker’s murder. the informant told corrections officers that at least six members of the Aryan Brotherhood contemporaneously had shanks in their possession. According to the anonymous inmate, each member of the Aryan Brotherhood had possession of one of the six shanks for a week at a time, and would then transfer it on to another member.
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