Aryan Brotherhood member pleads guilty in federal court

Universal Aryan Brotherhood member Dylan Rose, 30, of Talequah, Oklahoma pleaded guilty this week to conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise.

As part of the conspiracy, he admitted to murdering victim Jason Harris in 2017.

The plea agreement calls for Rose to serve 22 years in prison to run concurrent with the state of Oklahoma sentence he is presently serving. U.S. District Judge Claire V. Eagan will determine Rose’s sentence on May 3, 2022.

Rose, in his plea agreement, stated that he was a member of the Universal Aryan Brotherhood from 2016 to the present. Rose knew that at least two other UAB members would commit racketeering crimes. Rose admitted to being involved directly, or as a coconspirator, in two or more racketeering crimes to include murder, kidnapping, and more.

Specifically on Oct. 4, 2017, Rose along with Dustin Baker kidnapped, robbed and killed Jason Harris. The 38-year-old victim was later discovered in an SUV on the shoulder of Highway 169.

Rose was indicted on Dec. 7, 2018, with 17 other UAB members and associates.The indictment alleged that nine individuals were murdered as part of the UAB’s racketeering operations, often upon the orders of the Main Council, the highest governing body of the UAB.

The UAB is a “whites only” prison-based gang with members operating inside and outside of state prisons throughout Oklahoma.