Lufkin Man Guilty in Murder Scheme
Posted/updated on: January 20, 2011 at 4:25 pm
BEAUMONT – A 44-year-old Lufkin man pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges related to a double homicide which took place in Nacogdoches in August 2007. Carl Carver pleaded guilty to committing a violent crime in aid of racketeering activity before U.S. District Judge Marcia Crone in Beaumont. Specifically, Carver admitted that he had participated in the murder of David Mitchamore.
According to information presented in court, Carver was a general of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas (ABT), a powerful race-based state-wide organization that operates inside and outside of state and federal prisons throughout Texas and the United States. Authorities say the ABT enforces its rules and promotes discipline among its members, prospects, and associates through murder, attempted murder, conspiracy to murder, assault, robbery, and threats against those who violate the rules or pose a threat to the enterprise. Authorities say members, and often associates, are required to follow the orders of higher-ranking members, often referred to as “direct orders.”
According to court documents, David Mitchamore, aka “Super Dave,” an ABT member, and his girlfriend, Christie Rochelle Brown, were murdered as a result of a “direct order” issued by Carver against Mitchamore because of Mitchamore’s failure to repay an outstanding debt he allegedly owed to Carver. The bodies of Mitchamore and Brown were discovered in Nacogdoches County on Aug. 10, 2007. Carver faces life in prison at sentencing. A sentencing date has not been set.
