It's also important to note how harsh the penalties were for simply being member of that group. Most of these members were charged with Conspiracy and Racketeering. Convicted by an all white jury.
Members of The Order indicted on April 15, 1985.
Found guilty at trial:
Andrew Virgil Barnhill, age 29, sentence: 40 years.
Jean Margaret Craig, age 52, sentence: 40 years.
Randolph George Duey, age 35 sentence: 100 years.
Randall Paul Evans, age 30, sentence: 40 years.
Richard Harold Kemp, age 23, sentence: 60 years.
David Eden Lane, age 48, sentence: 40 years.
Ardie McBrearty, age 58, sentence: 40 years.
Bruce Carroll Pierce, age 31,sentence: 100 years.
Frank Lee Silva, age 27, sentence: 40 years.
David Charles Tate, age 22, sentence: life without parole (Missouri).
Gary Lee Yarbrough, age 30, sentence: 60 years.
Pleaded guilty before trial:
Thomas Bentley, age 58, sentence: seven and-a-half years.
James Sherman Dye, age 37, government witness, sentence: 20 years.
Ronald Allen King, age 46, sentence: five years.
Kenneth Joseph Loff, age 34, government witness, sentence: five years.
Robert E. Merki, age 51, government witness, sentence: 30 years.
Sharon K. Merki, age 48, sentence: 25 years.
William Anthony Nash, age 48, sentence: six months plus five years probation.
Jackie Lee Norton, age 29, government witness, sentence: six months plus five years probation.
Denver Daw Parmenter II, age 33, government witness, sentence: 20 years.
Randall Eugene Rader, age 28, government witness, sentence: six years probation.
Richard Joseph Scutari, age 39, sentence: 60 years.
George Franklin Zaengle, age 38, sentence: five years probation.
It's also important to note how harsh the penalties were for simply being member of that group. Most of these members were charged with Conspiracy and Racketeering. Convicted by an all white jury.
Members of The Order indicted on April 15, 1985.
Found guilty at trial:
Andrew Virgil Barnhill, age 29, sentence: 40 years.
Jean Margaret Craig, age 52, sentence: 40 years.
Randolph George Duey, age 35 sentence: 100 years.
Randall Paul Evans, age 30, sentence: 40 years.
Richard Harold Kemp, age 23, sentence: 60 years.
David Eden Lane, age 48, sentence: 40 years.
Ardie McBrearty, age 58, sentence: 40 years.
Bruce Carroll Pierce, age 31,sentence: 100 years.
Frank Lee Silva, age 27, sentence: 40 years.
David Charles Tate, age 22, sentence: life without parole (Missouri).
Gary Lee Yarbrough, age 30, sentence: 60 years.
Pleaded guilty before trial:
Thomas Bentley, age 58, sentence: seven and-a-half years.
James Sherman Dye, age 37, government witness, sentence: 20 years.
Ronald Allen King, age 46, sentence: five years.
Kenneth Joseph Loff, age 34, government witness, sentence: five years.
Robert E. Merki, age 51, government witness, sentence: 30 years.
Sharon K. Merki, age 48, sentence: 25 years.
William Anthony Nash, age 48, sentence: six months plus five years probation.
Jackie Lee Norton, age 29, government witness, sentence: six months plus five years probation.
Denver Daw Parmenter II, age 33, government witness, sentence: 20 years.
Randall Eugene Rader, age 28, government witness, sentence: six years probation.
Richard Joseph Scutari, age 39, sentence: 60 years.
George Franklin Zaengle, age 38, sentence: five years probation.