The former student of “Survivor” Brandon K. Hantz faces organized crime and the fire charges caused after being appointed in a federal accusation related to a violent and transnational motorcycle gang in southern Texas.
The former star of reality was accused of Houston along with 13 other current and previous members of the Outkaw Bandidos Motorcycles gang and Motorcycle Club's mask, the office of the United States prosecutor, South District of Texas, said Wednesday in a release. The accusation of 22 positions, revealed on February 11, alleges that the bandits, a motorcycle organization “out of the” self -identified law, are supposedly dedicated to a conspiracy to commit an extortion activity and committed violent crimes, including murder, attempt of murder and assault.
Hantz, 33, also known as Crazy and Gun Drop, is accused of conspiracy to commit an extortion activity, as well as a fire caused. If he is convicted, he could face up to 20 years in each position.
The United States prosecutor's office said the accusation is “an important step to eliminate” the Outlaw bandits motorcycles.
“The bandits declare the war against the rivals, and fight that war in our streets,” said supervision official Antoinette T. Bacon of the criminal division of the Department of Justice in the press release. “Criminal behavior like this does not take place in the United States, and the Department of Justice is totally committed to returning peace to our communities.”
The accusation alleges a violent lawn war in 2019 between bandits and B*East, a rival motorcycle gang in the Houston area. Federal prosecutors claim that the national leadership of bandits allegedly released an order to “crush on the site” to commit physical assaults, including murder, against members of B*EAST. Turf's war, they said, resulted in shots exchanged on public roads and in public establishments with civilians present.
“Ensuring public security is SDTX's primary concern,” said Atty Nicholas J. Ganjei. “The accusation here not only alleges shocking crimes of violence, but also alleges that these crimes were committed open and meaningless, where any innocent member of the public could have been injured or murdered.”
The bandits supposedly have approximately 1,500 to 2,000 members in the United States and between 1,000 years additional to 1,500 members internationally, even in Mexico, according to the United States prosecutor's office.
Several of the people appointed in the accusation are expected to make an initial appearance before the magistrate judge of us, Dena Hanovice Palermo, on Wednesday at 2 pm, it is not yet clear if Hantz will be among them. The DOJ representatives did not immediately respond to confirmation requests.
Hantz, the nephew of the famous villain “Survivor” Russell Hantz, is from Crosby, Texas, and appeared in the 23rd season of “Survivor: South Pacific” in 2011 and in the 26th season of “Survivor: Caramoan” in 2013. In the Second season, he infamously left the food reserves of his tribe after one altercation with another cast member. According to TMZ, a family member said that Hantz's house was raided Wednesday by the FBI and left the bandits last year.
