William Glenn Chunn, aka Big Head, 40, of Conroe, was sentenced this past week to life imprisonment for racketeer influenced and corrupt organizations (RICO) violations stemming from his leadership in the Aryan Circle prison gang organization. Nov. 26, 2021, Chunn was convicted by a jury in the Eastern District of Texas of racketeering conspiracy for an attempted murder he ordered relating to a violent stabbing. Oct. 3, he was also convicted by a jury in the Southern District of Mississippi of violent crime in aid of racketeering (VICAR) attempted murder and is awaiting sentencing in that case.
According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Aryan Circle is a race-based and violent prison gang with hundreds of members operating throughout the country, both inside and outside of prisons. The Aryan Circle enforces its rules and promotes discipline among its members, prospects, and associates through threats, intimidation, and acts of violence including, but not limited to, acts involving assault and murder. Members are required to follow the orders of higher-ranking members without question.
Chunn is one of the highest-ranking Aryan Circle leaders in the nation.
“He used his leadership role to order violent stabbings against rival gang members and other victims, as well as to seek out and retaliate against those he believed were cooperating with law enforcement,” the Department of Justice detailed.
In a recent similarly disposed case, Mitchell Farkas, aka Lifter, 52, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was sentenced on Dec. 5 to 30 years in prison for VICAR Attempted Murder and related charges stemming from his role in a separate violent prison stabbing he committed on behalf of the Aryan Circle. Aug. 10, Farkas was convicted by a jury in the Eastern District of Kentucky with evidence presented at trial demonstrating that Farkas, along with another Aryan Circle member, stabbed an inmate at USP Big Sandy in Martin County, Kentucky, who the Aryan Circle believed had violated gang rules. As a result, the victim permanently lost vision in one eye.